英语基础语法常考题(附解析)

　　1. ─What are you reading, Jane?

　　─Some books on ________ education, I’m now interested in ________ education of young people.

　　A. an; the   B. /; the    C. the; an    D. an;/

　　2. —You were out when I dropped in at your house yesterday.

　　—Oh, I________ for a friend from Beijing at the railway station.

　　A. was waiting   B. had waited   C. am waiting   D. have waited

　　3. —Little Jim has been eating sweets all day.

　　—It’s no ________ he is not hungry

　　A. matter   B. doubt   C. problem   D. wonder

　　4. Comrade Wang ________ be in Shanghai—I saw him in the company only a few minutes ago.

　　A. mustn’t   B. can’t   C. may not   D. isn’t able to

　　5. It was not until I got home ________ I found my wallet missing.

　　A. that   B. when   C. where   D. which

　　6. The number of the people present at the concert ________ much smaller than expected. There ________ many tickets left.

　　A. was; was   B. were; was   C. were; were   D. was; were

　　7. ________ you stepped into the lab with your shoes on? You’re supposed to take them off before you enter it. I told you so!

　　A. How come   B. How dare   C. How about   D. How long8

　　8. They made no effort to hide their amusement ________ I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.

　　A. however   B. whatever   C. whichever   D. whenever

　　9. ________ her work has been good, but this essay is dreadful

　　A. In a word   B. In general   C. In particular   D. In total

　　10. She returned home from the office, only ________ the door open and something missing.

　　A. finding   B. to be found   C. to find   D. found

　　11. We should ________ ourselves assiduously and faithfully to the duties of our profession.

　　A. devote   B. spend   C. offer   D. provide

　　12. The Anti- Japanese War ________ in 1937 and it ________ eight years.

　　A. broke out; lasted   B. broke out; was lasted

　　C. was broken out; lasted   D. was broken out; was lasted

　　13. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building ________others were waiting on the airfield.

　　A. during   B. where   C. which   D. while

　　14. ________ is known to everybody, Taiwan is a part of China.

　　A. It   B. As   C. That   D. Which

　　15. —Let’s go to the zoo this Sunday, OK?

　　—________. I love to see all kinds of animals.

　　A. I couldn’t agree more   B. I’m afraid not

　　C. I believe not   D. I don’t think so