Grammar Test For Grade Two Final 2005.1
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Class: ____________ Score___________
Part One: Choice (25%, 0.5 point each)
1. The Browns said ____ might go to California for their Christmas leave.
A. he B. it C. they D. she
2. Jane plays the piano beautifully; ____ shows that she has practiced very hard at home.
A. this B. that C. which D. what
3. One of the best ways to see London, ____ used to say, is from the top of a bus.
A. they B. who C. it D. you
4. ____ who laughs last laughs best.
A. She B. He C. Those D. Man
5. ____ is rumoured that oil has been found in that area.
A. That B. This C. What D. It
6. ____ you and me, that is not a real diamond.
A. Among B. Both C. Between D. From
7. The dog waved ____ tail when he saw his master.
A. his B. her C. its D. one’s
8. He was not present today, for he was not quite ____.
A. he himself B. him C. himself D. oneself
9. My point is ____: we have to make a careful plan before we take action.
A. that B. which C. it D. this
10. The two of them were invited, one was Brown and ____ was Williams.
A. another B. other C. one D. the other
11. The government had discussed the matter for a long time but ____ had shown no sign of reaching agreement.
A. they B. it C. that D. this
12. See that the windows ____ before you leave.
A. were closed B. are going to be closed C. can be closed D. are closed
13. She hasn’t changed much since we ____.
A. have met B. had met C. didn’t meet D. met
14. The late professor Mr. Brown ____ a very forgetful man.
A. has been B. is C. was D. will be
15. The committee have received his estimate for the alterations he proposed but ____ have decided that ____ would be too high.
A. they; it B. they; they C. it; it D. it; they
16. The woman ____ we thought to be ____ turned out to be her sister.
A. whom; she B. /; her C. /; she D. what; her
17. If I let you ____ this time, will you promise never to take me ____?
A. out; over B. off; in C. off; to D. out; up
18. I have been pulling weeds in the garden the whole afternoon. I ____ tired – it’s time we ____ a good rest.
A. have been; had B. am getting; had
C. am; had had D. am being; are having
19. The kettle ____. Cut off the power and use the ____ water to make some tea.
A. is boiling; boiled B. is being boiled; boiling
C. is boiled; boiling D. will boil; boiled
20. I ____ a new coat. The weather report says it ____ very cold.
A. will buy; will be B. am going to buy; is going to be
C. am buying; is being D. am to buy; is to be
21. It is predicted that existing reserves of natural resource ____ by 2100.
A. have run out B. are going to run out
C. are to run out D. will have run out
22. Don’t ring now; she ____ a bath now. She usually has a bath at this time every day.
A. will have B. will have had C. will be having D. is having
23. The engine ____. I ____ it a check.
A. doesn’t start; will give B. doesn’t start; have given
C. won’t start; have given D. won’t start; will give
24. I ____ this soup. I ____ pepper in it. It tastes hot.
A. am tasting; taste B. taste; taste
C. am tasting; am tasting D. taste; am tasting
25. I hit the thief so hard that he fell unconscious. I knocked him ____.
A. off B. out C. in D. away
26. We were ____ ourselves with joy.
A. by B. in C. beside D. for
27. The sergeant asked ____ did wrong to step forward to confess.
A. whoever B. whatever C. whomever D. whichever
28. No one can do the job but ____.
A. him B. himself C. he D. his
29. How I wish to have a room ____ myself so that I can enjoy privacy and freedom.
A. for B. by C. to D. with
30. Death is the one of many facts of life which ____ to perpetuate ____.
A. prove; themselves B. proves; itself
C. prove; itself D. proves; themselves
31. The troupe is giving ____ best performance tonight.
A. their B. it’s C. its D. the troupe’s
32. ____ are all university students; ____ have to have a sense of social responsibility.
A. He, you and I; you B. You, he and I; we
C. You, he and I; you D. He, you and I; we
33. You may decide on this one or that one, but you can’t have ____.
A. all B. neither C. either D. both
34. Come and see me whenever ____.
A. you are convenient B. it will be convenient to you
C. you will be convenient D. it is convenient to you
35. I thought you ____ have any objections to it.
A. won’t B. are not going to C. were not going to D. wouldn’t
36. In this experiment. They are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.
A. have just been dreaming B. had just been dreaming
C. are just dreaming D. just dream
37. The company ____ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
A. is promising B. are promising
C. has been promising D. have been promising
38. When I arrived the Browns ____ lunch.
A. was having B. were having C. had D. have had
39. He said that New York ____ the largest city in the United States.
A. is B. has been C. will be D. was
40. Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____ avoided.
A. will be B. can be C. are to be D. were to be
41. He ____, but I ____ in and rescued him.
A. was drowning; had dived B. was drowning; dived
C. drowned; dived D. drowned; had dived
42. If he didn’t promise it yesterday, still he ____ it tomorrow.
A. would not promise B. will not promise
C. should not promise D. could not promise
43. She was very tired. She ____ all day.
A. was typing letters B. has been typing
C. had been typing D. had typed
44. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it ____ undrinkable by now.
A. became B. has become C. had become D. becomes
45. ____ four years since John left school.
A. It had been B. It was C. It is D. It will be
46. More has been learned since 1945 about chemical changes in the body than in all human history before ____ time.
A. this B. the C. which D. that
47. Those of us who work in that chemical plant should regularly have ____ lungs checked.
A. our B. their C. his D. one’s
48. I have lost my bike. I have to buy ____.
A. it B. one C. this D. that
49. He helped me finish my work ____ was very kind of him.
A. and that B. which C. and it D. and this
50. Every teacher and pupil at Eton Girl’s college is proud of ____ school.
A. his B. their C. her D. one’s
Part Two: Blank Filling (25%, 0.5 point each)
Fill in the blanks with a proper form of the given verb in parenthesis, add a proper auxiliary verb if necessary.
1. A: You (1)______(watch) the football match?
B: I (2)______(watch) it, but I can’t now because my brother (3)______(arrive) in three hours’ time, and I (4)______(meet) him at the station. He (5) ______(arrive) yesterday, but he missed the train.
2. A: At what time you (6)____(be) at school tomorrow, Jill?
B: At 8, Mother.
A: Oh, I thought you (7)______(be) there at 7:30.
B: Well, we (8)______(get) there early tomorrow, because our picnic (9)______(take place) that day, but today Miss Todd told us that we (10) ______(have) the picnic next week.
3. I (11)______(write) to you three weeks ago, (12)______(ask) about conditions of entry into your college. You (13)______(reply), (14)______(enclose) an entry form, which I (15)______(fill up) and (16)______(return) without delay. Since then, however, I (17)______(hear) nothing and I (18)______(begin) to wonder if my application (19)______(go) astray.
Would you please check that you (20)______(receive) it, and if you haven’t, please send me another application form. If, on the other hand, you (21)______(receive) my application but (22)______ (not decide) whether to accept my as a student or not, I (23)______(be) very grateful if you (24)______(tell) me when I may expect to hear your decision.
Finally, if my application has already been refused, I’d like to be informed as soon as possible because if I (25)______(not get) into your college, I (26)______(have) to apply to another and the sooner I (27)______(do) this, the better chance I (28)______(have) of being accepted.
4. The ultimate test, in my child mind, for (29)______(find) out the difference between black and white, (30)_____(occur) one day in a bus station in Alabama. While (31)______(wait) with my parents at the station, I (32)_____(study) the two water fountains against the far wall. Side by side they (33)_____(stand). A big sign above one (34)______(read) “white only”. The sign above the other fountain was “colored only”.I (35)_____(decide) that once and for all I would (36)______(satisfy) my curiosity about the water fountains which always (37)______(carry) the signs above them. Was the water (38)______(color) in the “colored only” one, or did it (39)_____ (taste) different? Since no one was (40)_____(watch) me, I (41)_____(slip) over and quickly (42)_____(take) a sip of the water in the “colored only” fountain. When I (43)____(find) it (44)____(be) every bit the same as the water in the “white only” fountain, I (45)____(run) back to my parents and (46)_____(shout), “Dad, I just (47)_____(drink) some water from the colored fountain and it (48)______(taste) just the same as the other.” My Father’s answer was a quick, hard slap. That day I (49)_____ (learn) not (50) _____ (question) the difference between black and white.
Part Three: Error Correction (20%, 1 point each)
Underline the part that is not correct or proper and put down your improved version in the brackets.
1. I didn’t expect the winner to be I.
2. I couldn’t, for the life of mine, make head or tail of this jargon.
3. The weather of London is colder than Shanghai.
4. He who do not wish to go don’t have to go.
5. It is I who is to blame.
6. She feels at loss when she enters the classroom. After all it is ten years since she has been a teacher.
7. Oh, I don’t know you were here. I thought you were at home.
8. I have learned a lot from him since I knew him.
9. One must remember to remain very still when they attend a concert.
10. Neither the members of the board nor the chairman have revealed his plans.
11. You never know whether we’re going to qualify for this test or not. You see the rules are changed every day.
12. He arrived before I finished my lunch. I had got to talk to him with a half empty stomach.
13. No one but herself knows Russian.
14. In this morning’s paper it says that you can’t use Route 4 until they repair the flood damage.
15. The play the manager arranged to put on was not ready, so I offered him a play of mine.
16. When she arrived I telephoned Harry. I wound up the conversation and talked with her.
17. They deferred him going home on furlough until next month.
18. They caught his cheating on the exam.
19. My baby has got its first tooth.
20. My friend and roommate has agreed to lend me their cars.
Part Four: Error Correction (30%, 3 points each)
Rewrite the following sentence according to the requirement.
1. I regard him as the greatest living novelist. (begin the sentence with “I looked”)
2. He studied in university for four years, after that he worked as a clerk in an office for 3 years. ( use “He has worked……since…”)
3. Jerome wrote 10 poems last year. (use future perfect and begin with “By the end of next year”)
4. Frank doesn’t feel well today. (use “himself”)
5. This matter should be kept as a secret. (use “ourselves”)
6. Never postpone till tomorrow what you can do today. (use phrasal verb with “put”)
7. When I reached the station, the train had already left.(use “before”)
8. We left the office as soon as the rain stopped. (use “no sooner…than…”)
9. I don’t think that she would admit that she had sold house. (use non-finite verb)
10. It seems that you have taken a dislike to him. (begin the sentence with “You”)
