Practice 2

1．The boy became very interested ________ English.

A at B in C to

2．They will arrive here ________ two weeks.

A after B for C in

3．The teacher decided to send ________ the boy from school.

A for B away C up

4．The knife is made ________ metal and wood.

A to B of C from

5．There are two computers here. ________ of them ________ nice.

A Both...is B Neither...are C Neither...is

6．John will not listen to you ________ you am right.

A whether B but C unless

7．He is ________ tired that he can't walk any further.

A very B too C so

8．My father isn't ________ as he was last week.

A busier B so busier C so busy

9．Betty isn't quite ________ Alice.

A more careful than B 1ess careful as C as careful as

10．The doctor said to him, "Just a cold. ________"

A Anything serious B Nothing serious C Serious nothing

11．I ________ my English book in reading-room. Please go and get it for me.

A forgot B 1ost C left

12．There are some pictures in ________ old book.

A a B an C the

13．There is ________ "O" and ________ "U" in the word "hour".

A a...a B a...an C an...a

14．The machine was making ________.

A 1ot of noise B 1ot of noises C a lot of noise

15．My grandmother has lived here nearly ________.

A all her life B her all life C all the life

16．She began to ________ something, but stopped when she heard the teacher speaking.

A tell B speak C say

17．I know something about Xi'an. I ________ there many times.

A have gone B went C have been

18．Jim Green has been a student in this school for ________.

A three and a half year B three and a half years C three year and a half year

19．Tom ________ to work long hours yesterday.

A found B was looked C was seen

20．- ________ I watch TV tonight?

-Yes. But you ________ finish your homework first.

A May...may B Must...may C May...must

21．The Turners will make the eagle ________ high in the sky.

A fly B flies C flew

22．Wei Hua won the girls'400 metres. She ________ the school sports meeting.

A was good at B did well C did well in

23．It's time for class. Boys and girls, stop ________.

A talk B to talk C talking

24．You'd better ________ swimming in the sea.

A not to go B not go C don't go

25．The girl was heard ________ in the next room.

A sing B to sing C sang

26．The machine doesn't work well. Why not ________ it ________?

A have...repair B to have...repair C have...repaired

27．She ________ lived here for three years.

A didn't B has been C hasn't

28．The twins usually look ________. So we often mistake them ________ each other.

A same...for B the same...with C the same...for

29．There are ________ people in the park.

A six hundreds B six hundreds of C hundreds of

30．The moon is ________ kilometres away.

A three hundreds and eighty thousands

B three hundreds and eighty thousand

C three hundred and eighty thousand

• grandmother [´græn,mʌðə] n.(外)祖母 (初中英语单词)
• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)