全国自考英语语法模拟试卷(5)

mood

ellipsis

the non-finite verbs

What's the difference between regular passive and the pseudo-passive?

discontinuity

Using subjunctive mood:

You're hungry now because you didn't have breakfast.

What is the difference between the infinitive marker to and the preposition to? Give one example for each.

Using a tag question:

You have already got our invitation.

Using extraposition:

To drive without a license is illegal.

Using an exclamation:

They are working very fast.

Using cleaving for place adjunct:

Jack hit Tom at the party.

Using a modal auxiliary:

I just don't believe that the line has been engaged all the time.

Using a YES-NO question:

Bring me some paper please.

Using an exclamation:

It is a long way from Beijing to London.

Using a tag question:

Don't let the children stay up too late on weekends.

Using fronting:

We never found out how she got the gun through customs.

Using a non-finite form.:

He swore that he would take revenge on his father's murderer.

Using discontinuity:

They wanted to hear the story of how he fell in love with her from her own lips.

Using an appropriate cohesive device:

The new design is much better than the old design.

Using a disjunct:

It is quiet obvious that he has never intended to keep his word.

Using an exclamation:

The moon is shining brightly.

With an appropriate relative pronoun or adverb:

(1)The men ________ houses were damaged will be compensated.

(2)He denied seeing the murder suspect, ________ turned out to be true.

With question tags:

(1)He's posted the letter, ________ ?

(2)You hardly know each other, ________ ?

With an appropriate form. of be-verb:

(1)My suggestion is that the sick boy ________ taken to hospital as soon as possible.

(2)Without electricity human life ________ quite different today.

With an appropriate relative pronoun：

(1) My brother speaks English fluently, ________ I don't.

(2) He is a very capable manager, ________ none of his predecessors was.

With an appropriate preposition:

(1)We left Xi'an ________ a very hot summer afternoon.

(2)The number of the employees has grown from 1, 000 to 1, 200. This means it has risen ________ 20 percent.

With an appropriate preposition:

(1)As we all know, several primary schools and factories were named ________ the hero.

(2)She had no sympathy ________ the old lady.

With a proper unit noun:

(1)I went to buy a ________ of China Daily.

(2)I will be back in a ________ of days.

With an appropriate form. of be-verb:

(1)I wish I ________ taller and stronger so that they wouldn't dare to treat me by rough handling.

(2)Neither my father nor I ________ at home.

With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

(1)He carried the parcel all the way home, ________ was actually unnecessary.

(2) ________ the end of the term is nearly at hand, Jerry has not completed all of the projects he had hoped to finish.

With an assertive, non-assertive or negative word:

(1)We have interviewed several applicants, but ________ is really qualified for the job.

(2)I've ________ in all my life seen such a big animal.

did, would, has, had, ring, rung

Hardly ________ the bell ________ when the teacher came in.

a teacher, teachers, teaching, qualified, qualifying, qualify

Susan is ________ as ________ as Mary.

when, which, what, is, are,were

________ she wanted from him ________ just promises.

is, are, four, fourth

The Olympic Games ________ held every ________ years.

is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselves

The family ________ enjoying ________ immensely at the Spring Festival dinner party.

a, an, the, some, each

________ bullet hit the soldier and he was wounded in ________ leg.

cover, covers, is, are, was, were

The Alps ________ an area of 200, 000 square kilometers and ________ the greatest mountain range in Europe.

such, so, such a, so a

Can you believe that in ________ a rich country there should be ________ many poor people?

am, was, were, get, got, should get

If I ________ you,I ________ that car serviced.

one, that, what, it, rather than, other than, more than

It is the ability to do the job ________ matters ________ where you come from or what you are.

The woman ________ we talked has been to New York three times.

How long is it ________ they saw each other last time?

The wealth of a nation should be measured ________ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.

________ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax.

The speaker raised his voice but still couldn't make himself ________.

—I ________ so busily recently that I ________ no time to help you with your math.

—That's OK. I can manage it by myself.

________ the present unemployment continue, the society would face a more troublesome situation.

The professor has two sons, ________ are teaching in the same university.

He went to Paris instead of ________ to London.

Where are you going to have the TV set ________?

I ________ have been more than six years old when the accident happened.

We are not allowed ________ drinks into the computer lab.

The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for Expo 2010 is strongly impressed ________ my memory.

She is a gentle and quiet girl, ________ none of her sisters is.

Most of my savings ________ in stocks.

He ordered that all the letters ________ at once.

________ is mentioned above, the number of the cattle here has been limited to 200.

We enjoyed the holiday ________ the expense.

When he was driving home, he was stopped by the policeman and was ________ of speeding.

I haven't seen ________ this since I collected stamps.