Unit 1
1. Choose the best answer:
1. One third of the country _____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____ black people.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is
2. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _____ saved for other purposes.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. Such poets as Shakespeare _____ widely read, of whose works, however, some _____ difficult to understand.
A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is; are
4. Listening to loud music at rock concerts _____ caused hearing loss in some teenagers. A. is B. are C. has D. have
5. —Is everyone here?—Not yet ... Look, there _____ the rest of our guests! A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming
6. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who _____ evening dress.
A. wear B. wearsC. has worn D. have worn
7. Either you or one of your students _____ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow. A. are B. is C. have D. be
8. The teacher together with the students _____ discussing Reading Skills that ______ newly published in America. A. are; were B. is; were C. are; was D. is; was
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs. 9. Truth and honesty (be) the best policy.
10. Going to bed early and getting up early (be) a good habit.
11. The farmer as well as his wife and children (be) very sad for their damaged crops.
12. The peasant and scientist (have) produced a special strain of super hybrid rice. 13. More than one person (have) seen the explosion. 14. The family (be)going to move abroad and now the whole family(be) packing luggage.
15. Two hundred miles (be) quite a long distance, but one hundred yuan (be) a small sum of money. 16. The crowd (be) running for their lives and the news (be) very exciting. 17. This glass works (be) set up in 1980 and these glass works (lie) near the railway station.
18. The police (be) searching for the murderer everywhere when he suddenly
disappeared in a theatre.
19. Between the two rows of trees (stand) the teaching building. 20. “All (be) present and all (be) going on well.” Our monitor said.
Unit 2
Choose the best answer:
1. It’s no use ______ without taking action.
A. complain B. complaining C. being complained D. to be complained 2. — Let's have a rest.
— Not now.I don't want to stop __________ yet.
A. study B. to study C. for studying D. studying 3 ______ is a good form of exercise for the old.
A. Walk B. Walking C. Walked D. Being Walked 4. Catching the first bus will mean ____at 5:00
A. to get up B. get up C. getting up D. got up 5. She looks forward to____ the forest every spring.
A. visit B. visited C. walk in D. walking in
6. Have you forgotten ___$1000 from me last month? Will you please remember ____ it tomorrow?
A. borrowing; to bring B. to borrow; bring C. borrowed; bringing D. borrowing; bringing 7. We should often practise ___ English with each other.
A. to speak B. spoke C. speak D. speaking 8. He devoted his life to ___the chimps.
A. study B. be studied C. studying D. have studied 9、_______the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A. The president will attend B. The president to attend
C. The president attended D. The president's attending[来源:学科网] 10、I regret ___ to say how I regret ___ so much time in the net bar! I should have studied harder.
A. say, to waste B. to say, wasting C. said, wasted D. saying, being wasted 11.She apologized for ____ to come。
A her not being able B her being not able C not being able D that she’s not able to 12.Writing stories and articles_________what I enjoy most. A. is B. are C. was D. were Unit 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
1) _______(clean) women in big cities usually get paid by the hour.
2) All of us watched the hunter ________ (bring) down the dangerous bear. 3) When he woke up, he found himself ________ (lie) in hospital.
4) Electricity lines were brought down by ___________ (fall) trees in the storm. 5) The tall building _________ (build) now will be a hospital.
6) The man ________ (wear) a sad look said, \"I've lost my wallet.\" 7) —What is a water can used for?
—It's used to _________ (water) flowers or something like that.
8) There was a terrible noise __________ (follow) the sudden burst of light. 9) The missing boy was last seen _________ (play) near the river.
10) In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet _______ (point) at another person.
Unit 4
1. Rewrite the sentences
1.The person who is translating the songs can speak seven languages. The person __________________can speak seven languages. 2.The boy standing there is reading a book about body language.
The boy __________________ there is reading a book about body language. 3.The building which was built last year is our library. The building ____________ is our library.
4.Because he hadn’t received an answer, he decided to write another letter to him. ___ ______ ______ an answer, he decided to write another letter to him. 5.. She sat at the desk and did her homework. She sat at the desk ______ ____ ________. 2.Correct the sentences.
1. Having not seen the film, I can’t tell you what I think of it. 2. The men worked for extra hours got an extra pay.
3. Seen from the top of the hill, we find the city more beautiful. 3.Fill in the blank.
_________ (stand) on a mountain high, ______ at the moon through a clear blue sky,I should go and see some friends, but they don't really comprehend, don't need too much ________ (talk) without ______ (say) anything, all I need is someone who makes me wanna sing, _______ me to your heart take me to your soul ______ me your hand before I'm old show me what love is - haven't got a clue show me that wonders can be true, they say nothing lasts forever, we're only here today, love is now or never bring me far away.