現(xiàn)代英語語法課后題

1、Chapter 2II. Reinforce the negation in the following sentences.Example. I don't have any friends. T don't have any friends at all.1. I have not made a promise that I do not intend to fulfill.f I have never made a promise that I do not intend to fulfill.2. I'm not interested in geography.

2、f I'm not interested in geography at all.3. No one on the committee supported my plan.f Not a single committee member supported my plan.4. We can find no pretext for refusing the invitation.f We can find no pretext whatever for refusing the invitation.5. I'll not lend her money again.f I'

3、;ll never, never lend her money again.III. Reinforce the negation in the following sentences.1. The man smoking a pipe is the director, isn't he?2. There have been a lot of change in the town since I was there, haven't there?3. You'd rather I didn't tell her the news, wouldn't yo

4、u?4. I don't think he is the right person for job, is he?5. They must all have taken the test week, mustn't they?/didn't they?IV. Turn the following statements into exclamations.1. You have a beautiful garden. what a beautiful garden (you have)!2. A large crowd of people were gathering i

5、n front of the House of Parliament.what a large crowd of people are gathering in front of the House of Parliament!3. We've had such fine weather for a whole week.what fine weather we have had for a whole week!4. She is very boring. How boring she is!5. You made a very long speech this afternoon.

6、f (How long a speech/what a long speech) you made this afternoon!Chapter 3II. Choose the appropriate forms in brachets.1. The Browns are (is, are) moving away on Saturday.2. No one will fail to marvel at the snows (snow, snows) of the Himalayas.3. We visited Niagara Falls (Fall, Falls ) last summer.

7、4. I hate to see you in such low spirits (a low spirit, low spirits).advice5. My special thanks go (goes, go) to professor Brown, who read the first draft of this book and gave me a lot of invaluable (advice, advices).6. He dug deep in his pocket only to produce two pennies (pence, pennies).7. There

8、 has been an increasing number of men (man, men) teachers in primary schools in the past few years.8. Your politics seem (seem, seems) to be at variance with mine.9. The Chinese are (is, are) an industrious people.10. Turn left at the second crossroads (crossroad, crossroads).III. Put the following

9、words in appropriate groups.Singular only: the New York Times, bronchitis, the United Nations;Plural only: the Alps, pants, contents, police, pyjamas;Both singular and plural: headquarters, series, species, deer.IV. Fill in the blanks with appropriate unit nous.A pack of liesA gang/pack of thievesA

10、congregation of prayersA blade/tuft of grassA board of directorsA grain of sandA bunch/bouquet of flowersA flash of lightningChapter 411. Correct errors in the following sentences.1. I can't put up with such all rude remarks any more.f I can't put up with all such rude remarks any more.2. Wh

11、ole Chicago was excited at the news that the Bulls won the fifth NBA championship.All Chicago/The whole of Chicago was excited at the news that the Bulls won the fifth NBA championship.3. Many his colleagues speak highly of him. His many/Many of his colleagues speak highly of him.4. There were peopl

12、e on all sides of the street.There were people on both sides/each/either side of the street.5. The new stadium is the three time size of the old one.The new stadium is the three times the size of the old one.6. The kangaroos are becoming pests in Australia. Kangaroos are becoming pests in Australia.

13、7. Such an advice will do more harm than good. Such advice will do more harm than good.8. I can't put up with the friend of yours.T can't put up with that friend of yours.9. She was the first woman to swim across English Channel. She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.10.

14、 You may find him in the reference room of teachers.You may find him in the teachers' reference room.Chapter 5II. Choose the best answer.C.will makeD.is making1. Two and two four.A.madeB.make2. She very little food every day because her doctor advises her to keep on a diet. But I'm sure she&

15、#39;ll soon relapse to her old habitD.is eatingD.have.been doingD.was to beof overeating.A.eatsB.has eatenC.has been eating3. What you over the past two years?A.did.doB.do.doC.are.doing4. The weather very cold as soon as the night fell.A.was going to beB.was C.was getting5. Considering it was the fi

16、rst time she a speech to the public, she did a wonderful job.A.was to makeB.would makeC.had madeD.was making6. Bill has had several jobs since he at Harvard.A.has had.wasn'tB.had.wasC.has had.wasD.had.was7. The food awful. Throw it away before the children eat it.A.smellsB.is smellingC.smeltD.ha

17、s smelt8. He to escape but his conscience prevented him from donging that.A.had intendedB.has intendedC.had been intendingD.has been intending9. Look at these black clouds-there a storm.A.will beB.is going to beC.is beingD.is to be10. If paper invented,we no books.A.wasn't.would haveB.hadn't

18、 been.haveC.wasn't.would have hadD.hadn't been.would haveIII. Put the verbs in brackets into proper forms.1. It's high time you started (start) to think about your changes of landing a good job after graduation.2. I'll make sure that everything is (be) ready before I leave for holida

19、y.3. You have been (be) in the bathroom for ages. Haven't you nearly finished (finish)?4. The doctor is feeling (feel) my pulse. He says it feels (feel) normal.5. I know it will need a lot of courage the first time one makes (make) a parachute jump.6. She felt as if she had been (be) in that hou

20、se before.7. I had wanted (want) to send you a message by E-mail but my computer broke down.8. We'd rather you kept (keep) silent about the matter.9. Go away. You are being (be) a nuisance here. I am trying (try) to concentrate.10. We are landing (land). Fasten your seat belt.IV. Correct errors

21、in the following sentences.1. How long have you bought this jacket you're wearing? How long is it since you bought this jacket you're wearing?/How long ago did you buy this jacket you're wearing?2. It's ages since I didn't see him. It's ages since I saw him.3. She went to bed

22、 by the time she had done all the housework. She has done all the housework by the time she went to bed.4. If it is to rain tomorrow, we'll have to change our schedule. If it rains tomorrow, we'll have to change our schedule.5. It will be the first time I have an interview for a job.fIt will

23、 be the first time I have had an interview for a job.6. I have just now come back from the supermarket.f I came back from the supermarket just now.7. The vegetables look very appetizing. Have you cooked them yourself?The vegetables look very appetizing. Did you cook them yourself?8. We've been h

24、aving this awful weather for a whole week, haven't we?We've had this awful weather for a whole week, haven't we?9. Have you seen him just now? Did you see him just now?10. I have met him for the first time in 1990.I met him for the first time in 1990.Chapter 6II. Turn the following activ

25、e-voice sentences into the passive if possible, usingby- phrase if necessary.1. We should bear in mind that he did this out of his patriotism.fIt should be borne in mind that he did this out of his patriotism.2. Who wrote war and peace ?f Who(m) was war and peace written by? or By whom was war and p

26、eace written?3. Did you send my package by EMS?Was my package sent by EMS?4. A garbage man collected the garbage just now.The garbage was collected just now.5. No one has ever invited her to a party since then. She has never been invited to a party since then.6. The police, not your parents, are goi

27、ng to punish you for drunken driving.You are going to be punished for drunken driving by the police, not by your parents.7. Among the 375 passengers, only a baby survived the air-crash. (X)8. He raised his hand as if to ask a question. (X)9. How are you getting on with your new roommate? (X)10. Why

28、did you make such a terrible mess of my house?f Why was such a terrible mess made of my house? or Why was my house made such a terrible mess of ?11. Don't try to expect them to reward you with the money they promised.f Don't try to expect to be rewarded with the money they promised.12. She e

29、njoys their praising her children at school.f She enjoys her children being praised at school.III. Fill in each blank with the proper subjunctive form of the verb in brackets.1. I recommend that favorable consideration be (be)_given to his application for admission.2. If he were (be) here now, I don

30、't think you'd have the guts to flirt with his secretary.3. My father suggested that I enter (enter) Harvard rather than to start a business now.4. When I entered his office, he didn't say a word, nor did he raise his head, as if I were (be) invisible.5. Far be_(be) it from me to turn my

31、 back to her when she is in need of my help.6. He ran away lest they catch (catch) him.7. I wish I were (be) taller and stronger so that they wouldn't dare to treat me by rough handling.8. It is desirable that everybody mind (mind) his or her own business.9. I promise that a woman member of the

32、committee be (be)_appointed for the chair.10. It is very important that the textbooks be (be) available before school starts.Chapter 711. Rephrase the following sentences using model auxiliaries.例.Perhaps he is the right person for the job.f He may be the right person for the job.1. I'm sure you

33、 have left your bag on the subway.You must have left your bag on the subway.2. It is possible that the dean will accept your proposal if you put it in the right way.The dean may accept your proposal if you put it in the right way.3. He was the last person to commit the embezzlement. He can't hav

34、e committed the embezzlement.4. The bulls were probably not well prepared for the third game of the 1997 NBA final.The bulls may not have been well prepared for the third game of the 1997 NBA final.5. It's not even barely possible that he had the guts to defy the club rule. He can't have had

35、 the guts to defy the club rule.6. I have every reason to believe that your remarks were the last straw that constituted his ultimate indignity.Your remarks must have been last straw that constituted his ultimate indignity.7. Don't you think it is desirable that every man and woman contribute to

36、 the environmental protection?f Don't you think that every man and woman should contribute to the environmental protection?8. It is reasonable to assume that the paparazzi directly caused Princess Diana to die. The paparazzi must have directly caused Princess Diana to die.9. What an impressive p

37、aper! Actually, it was not necessary for you to write such a long essay. The professor only asked for four or five hundred words.f What an impressive paper! Actually, you need not have written such a long essay. The professor only asked for four or five hundred words.10. They were obliged to sell th

38、eir house in order to pay their debts. f They had to sell their house in order to pay their debts.Chapter 8I. Fill in the blanks with the proper non-finite form of the verb in brackets.1. Her friend never imagined her staying (stay) at home willingly and talking (talk) care of a large family after s

39、he got married.2. The committee decide to put (put) him on probation for two weeks.3. I don't know it wise to encourage (encourage) young people to defy (defy) authorities.4. They don't permit smoking (smoke) in public places.5. If you don't feel like working (work) in my company, why st

40、ay (stay) here?6. They guarantee to offer (offer) free repair service within the first two years after you buy the car.7. Approaching (approach) the house, he saw lying (lie) on the doormat a letter addressed (address) to him from Calvin, who had disappeared three years before.8. After the forth div

41、orce, he had practically nothing left. (leave)9. He tried using a new microphone and was able to make himself heard.(hear)10. If you favor working (work) on night shift, you may go and sign up at the superintendent's office.11. I suggest helping (help) the poor fellow (to) take (take) the weight

42、 off his mind.12. Rather than ask (ask ) for help from his rivals and be (be) teased by them, he resolved to sell (to sell ) his business.13. There's not much point arguing (argue) any further.14. Leave go (go) of my arm. You're hurting me.15. I've heard the book condemned (condemn) many

43、 times.16. He pretended not to be (be) interested but his eyes betrayed him.17. It's very dangerous to bribe (bribe) a police officer to tell (tell) lies.18. If you think you can still fool me into believing (believe) your promises, you are wrong.19. It seems that you are beginning to understand

44、 (understand) my point.20. We managed to talk (talk) him into accepting (accept) our terms. It doesn't matter whether or not he regrets doing (do) that now.II. Replace the finite clauses in italics by non-finite constructions.1. Don't take his words seriously if he professes that he knows ev

45、erything about your history.f Don't take his words seriously if he professes to know everything about your history.2. I'm sure it'll do you good if you admit that you made the mistake.f I'm sure it'll do you good if you admit making the mistake.3. The two parties agreed that they

46、 would merge into a bigger and stronger party for the coming general election.fThe two parties agreed to merge into a bigger and stronger party for the coming general election.4. He swore that he would take revenge on his father's murderer.f He swore to take revenge on his father's murderer.

47、5. I felt that my mind weight was lifted after he promised.f I felt my mind weight lifted after he promised.6. It's good idea that we give him a surprise party for his birthday.f It's good idea to give him a surprise party for his birthday.7. The president threatened that he would exercise a

48、 veto if the congress insisted that tobacco sales be cut down nationwide.f The president threatened to exercise a veto if the congress insisted on cutting down nationwide.8. I only wish I could achieve half your success.f I only wish to achieve half your success.9. Please advise me which I should ch

49、oose.f Please advise me which to choose.10. This is the best book that has appeared this year.f This is the best book to appear this year.Chapter 9II. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets in correct order.1. There is a large French restaurant near the school.(French , large)2. Where di

50、d you get the expensive ancient mahogany furniture ? (ancient, mahogany, expensive)3. I'd like to have these three fragile Chinese porcelain vases sent by special delivery.(fragile, porcelain, Chinese )4. The most impressive furniture in his office is a huge comfortable leather chair. (huge, com

51、fortable, leather)5. The old man did not leave anything to his niece but a big red Russian salad spoon. (Russian, salad, big, red )III. Choose among the two alternatives the correct one that can complete each sentence.1. Joe is twenty and his brother is three years (elder/older).2. Larry is (more/th

52、e more) liberal-mined of the two executives.3. What is the (funnier/funniest) joke you have ever heard?4. Let me start with a (less/lesser) issue before I explain the problem of our major concern.5. As they went (farther/further) in their investigation of the case, they had (more/the more) evidence

53、to prove their assumption of a political conspiracy.6. There are (more intelligent monkeys/ monkeys more intelligent) than the mayor of the town.7. I can't afford as (expensive a/an expensive) car as this one.8. This library has available (children's books as many as/as many children's b

54、ooks as) you want to borrow for your school.9. Don't start riding the high horse. These people are not (more inferior than/inferior to) you at all.10. The piano is a great deal (as good as/better than) the old one.Chapter 1011. Fill the blanks with appropriate preposition.1. Although Angela was

55、the most aggressive and successful salesperson in the firm, her boss passed her by for a promotion.2. After going through more of life's ups and downs, I decided that it was time for me to pursue what was important: it was time to fulfill my life's dream.3. To keep from confusing your reader

56、s, always put modifying phrases and clauses near the words they modify.4. I inherited those skills from my father and they have been put to the best.5. Remember I come to your rescue out of sympathy, not responsibility.6. Fragment often occur because less experienced writers put unnecessary full sto

57、p punctuation in the middle of sentences.7. Michael has remarkable talent for basketball.8. There is no exception to the rule.9. Don't get mad at the children. They don't know what they've done.10. people with full-time student status are all eligible for the financial aid.Chapter 11II.

58、Fill in each blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator.1. When the worker stopped for lunch, people were allowed to enter the building.2. Mr. Clinton was a high school teacher for many years, and now he is teaching at the university.3. He carried the parcel all the way home, which was actually unnecessary.4. Although the end of the term is nearly at hand, Jerry has not completed all of the projects he had hoped to finish.5. Not everyone can go to Cambridge or Oxford. You're one of the privileged few.6. You won't enjoy your trip to Mexico unless you are careful ab