Which of the following sentences expresses a fact?
Mary and her son must be home by now.
Careless reading must give poor results.
He must be working late at the office.
It’s getting late, and I must leave now.
She________fifty or so when I first met her at a conference.
had been
must be
has been
must have been
Which of the following sentences expresses “probability”?
You must leave immediately.
You must be feeling rather tired.
You must be here by eight o’clock.
You must complete the reading assignment on time.
“You________borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend.
could
should
must
can
“It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses________.
obligation
disappointment
future in the past
tentativeness
Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that________.history.
could have later made
should have made later
might make later
would later make
Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?
By now she will be eating dinner.
I shall never do that again.
My brother will help you with the luggage.
You shall get a promotion.
Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall we buy the tickets first”?
He said that we were going to buy the tickets first.
He requested that we buy the tickets first.
He suggested that we buy the tickets first.
He advised us to buy the tickets first.
Here are sixty-five stories. Among them, ________you find at least a few you’ll enjoy and care to remember.
may
should
can
will
Person A: Where is Tim? Person B: He might be next door. What is the function of the modal auxiliary verb “might” in the reply?
To express relief.
To dramatize a fact.
To indicate possibility.
To ask for permission.
Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object?
What do you think has happened to her?
Who do you think the visiting professor is?
How much do you think he earns every month?
How quickly would you say he would come?
Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause (主语从句)?
We are quite; certain that we will get there in time.
He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year.
She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning.
It is sheer luck that the miners are still alive after ten days.
In the sentence “The manager interviewed Jim himself in the morning”, the italicized word is used to modify________.
the object
the verb
the subject
the prepositional phrase
In the sentence “It’s no use waiting for her”, the italicized phrase is________.
the object
an adverbial
a complement
the subject
In “How much do you think he earns?”, “How much” is________of the sentence.
the subject
the adverbial
the object
the complement
Which of the following sentences has an object complement?
The directors appointed John manager.
I gave Mary a Christmas present.
You have done Peter a favor.
She is teaching children English.
We consider________he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.
strange why
it strange what
it strange that
that strange
Xinchun returned from abroad a different man. The italicized part functions as a(n) ________in the sentence.
appositive
object
adverbial
complement
Meiling returned from abroad a totally different person. The italicized part functions as a(n) ________in the sentence.
appositive
object
adverbial
complement
You must fire________incompetent assistant of yours.
the
an
that
whichever
The following determiners (限定词) can be used with both plural and uncountable nouns EXCEPT________.
many
enough
more
such
Which of the following determiners (限定词) can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?
many a
few
such
the next
The additional work will take________weeks.
the other
another two
other two
the more
I long to alleviate________, but I cannot.
the evil
evil
evils
an evil
I can’t put up with________.
that friend of you
that friend of yours
the friend of you
the friend of yours
She is a better speaker than________in the class.
any boy
the other boys
other any girl
all the girls
If you need me to help with your teleconferencing arrangements, I can be reached with the touch of a single button on________special phone of Harry’s.
his
a
that
one
Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?
Politics are the art or science of government.
Ten miles seems like a long way for me.
Mumps is a kind of infectious disease.
All the furniture has arrived undamaged.
All the President’s Men________one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.
remain
remains
remained
is remaining
The research requires more money than________.
have been put in
has been put in
being put in
to be put in