Grammar Test

1.

Can you imagine what life will be like in ______ time?

A. 20 years’

B. 20 year’s

C. 20-years’

D. 20-years

2.

After a new reform, the number of the products in the factory is now _____ it was in 2003.

A. Three times as larger as

B. Twice as large as

C. more than three times

D. As twice large as

3.

Hey, Nick. _______ comes the last bus! Hurry up, or we’ll have to walk home.

A. This

B. There

C. That

D. It

4.

If John hadn’t lost his job last month, he _____ abroad for a business conference next week.

A. would go

B. Will go

C. will have gone

D. would have gone

5.

_______ Aunt Li is heavy, she still eats lots of meat every meal.

A. Though

B. Because

C. Whether

D. If

6.

Tara and her sister _________ quiet and they ________ sports.

A. Are both; both like

B. Both are; both like

C. are both; like both

D. both are; like both

7.

With so much work ________, Tom has to stay at home.

A. to do

B. to be dome

C. done

D. doing

8.

_____ the rapid development of IT, more and more business are done on the line.

A. For

B. As

C. With

D. To

9.

How clean the bedroom is! --- Yes, I am sure that someone ________ it.

A. cleans

B. cleaned

C. has cleaned

D. had cleaned

10.

Mr. Wang was ______ to his son’s graduation ceremony, and he was asked to deliver a speech in the presence of all the graduates.

A. More pleased than to come

B. More pleased to come than

C. More than pleased to come

D. Pleased more than to come

11.

Which of the two ties would you like to take? --- ____________. You know I’m not particular about ties.

A. Any

B. Either

C. Both

D. Neither

12.

______ Lily _____ Lucy is going with you because one of them must stay at home.

A. Not only; but also

B. Neither; nor

C. Both; and

D. Either; or

13.

The number of the birds in the zoo _____ about ninety.

A. Am

B. Is

C. Are

D. Be

14.

I like eating sweets. ______________. That’s probably why I’m getting fatter and fatter.

A. So I do

B. So do I

C. So am I

D. Neither

15.

Neither _____ right.

A. Answers are

B. Answers aren’t

C. Answer is

D. Answer isn’t

16.

In northern China, the first meal of the New Year is always dumplings, _____ there is a wide variety of choices in Southern China.

A. While

B. When

C. However

D. As

17.

I can’t play the piano, and ________.

A. Neither can my sister

B. So can’t my sister

C. My sister can’t, too

D. Can my sister, either

18.

Those boxes are too dirty. Please ____________.

A. Take them away

B. Take it away

C. Take away them

D. Take away it

19.

______ you like sugar, you had better not eat too much.

A. Until

B. While

C. Because

D. Though

20.

_____ English, we study Chinese history, geography, mathematics and other subjects.

A. But

B. Except

C. Except for

D. Besides

21.

I am surprised that you failed to pass the exam again! --- If only I ____ your advice. I wasted too much time playing!

A. take

B. took

C. had taken

D. have taken

22.

I wonder _______ at 8:00 last night? --- I was watching NBA.

A. What were you doing

B. What you were doing

C. What did you do

D. What are you doing

23.

A ______ officer is examining some _______ clothes imported from the

A. custom; sport

B. customs; sports

C. custom; sports

D. customs; sport

24.

There is little milk in the fridge, _________? No, we’d better buy some today.

A. Isn’t it

B. Is it

C. Isn’t there

D. Is there

25.

The bus driver always says to us, “Don’t get off _______ the bus stops.”

A. When

B. While

C. Until

D. If

26.

Either Tom or she _____ going to the party next week. One of them must stay at home.

A. Are

B. Was

C. Is

D. Were

27.

The volunteers sent _____ books to a mountain village school on Children’s Day.

A. two hundreds of

B. two hundred of

C. two hundreds

D. two hundred

28.

With prices rising sharply, we now have to spend _____ three months ago on basic living materials.

A. as twice much as

B. twice as more than

C. twice as much as

D. twice as many as

29.

Have you finished all your exercises? --- Yes, ______ is left. As a matter of fact, they are as easy as ABC.

A. Nothing

B. Not one

C. None

D. Neither

30.

Neither he nor she ______ from Canada, we are from Australia.

A. Is

B. Are

C. Am

D. Be