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