GrammarEx4-1.doc

English GrammarEx 4-1I. Choose the best answer.1. He will come to call on you the moment he _ his work.A. will finish B. finishes C. had finished D. finished 2. You will not have better health unless you _ exercise.A. do not take B. will take C. take D. wont take 3. The plane _ at 7:00 pm, so I have to be at the airport by 6:40 at the latest. A. has left B. would leave C. will have left D. leaves4. I would gladly lend you the money but I really _ have it.A. couldnt B. havent C. dont D. didnt5. The baby is generally healthy, but every now and then he _ a cold.A. has caught B. is catching C. will catch D. does catch6. She _ when I go to see her. A. is always working B. was always working C. always worked D. has always worked7. I dont work here; I _ until a new secretary arrives. A. am just helping out B. just help out C. have just helped out D. will just help out 8. Is this raincoat yours? No, mine _ there behind the door. A. hangs B. is hanging C. has hung D. is hanged 9. -Oh, dear. I forgot the air tickets.-You _ something.A. have left B. are always leaving C. are leaving D. always left10. As we all know that Louise is a rude person, but she _ polite at the moment.A. is being B. is C. has been D. had been 11. The traffic in our city is already good and it _ even better. A. gets B. got C. has got D. is getting12. Be careful! The house _ down.A. is going to fall B. will fall C. is to fall D. is falling13. With the development of science, more new technology _ to the field of IT. A. has introduced B. is being introduced C. is introduced D. was introduced14. It is when the plane _ that youd better find out at the booking office. A. would take off B. had taken off C. was taking off D. is taking off15. While he _ his homework, I shall be watching TV. A. is doing B. does C. has done D. did 16. - _ Betty this morning? - Not yet, but she is sure to be here before noon. A. Have you seen B. Will you see C. Do you see D. Did you see17. The scientist _ Canada and he will give us a talk when he _ back. A. has gone to/comes B. has been to/will come C. has gone to/will come D. has been to/comes18. He found his book this morning, but now he _ his pen. A. loses B. is missing C. has lost D. lost19. She _to hometown several times. A. has been B. has gone C. went D. is going20. Great changes _ in the last twenty years in China. A. took place B. have taken place C. were taking place D. have been taken place21. Where is Peter? He _ to Shanghai. A. went B. had gone C. has been D. has gone22. - How are you planning to travel to Shanghai? - I _ yet, but I _ taking a train. A. didnt decide; am considering B. havent decided; consider C. havent decided; am considering D. hadnt decided; have considered23. -_ my glasses? -Yes, I saw them on your desk a minute ago. A. Do you see B. Have you seen C. Had you seen D. Would you see24. Im sorry to keep you waiting. Oh, not at all. I _ here only a few minutes. A. am B. was C. have been D. will be25. - I _ so busily recently that I _ no time to help you with your math. - Thats OK. I can manage it by myself.A. have been working; have B. have worked; hadC. am working; will have D. had been working; had had26. - Have you finished the report?- No. I _ it all this week.A. will do B. had done C. have done D. have been doing27. - Why? Tom, your shirt is so dirty! - Mum, I _ my storeroom downstairs. A cleaned B. have cleaned C. was cleaning D. have been cleaning 28. He is still working in Guilin, but I havent seen him since he _ here. A. lives B. lived C. has lived D. was living II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words or phrases.1. We are going to London next month. This will be the first time I _ (have been; am going) there. 2. It _ ( is raining; has rained) everyday so far this month. 3. My friend _ (see) me for many years when I met him last week. 4. The bus _ (start) for Changsha at 10. 5. At the beginning of the book, three men _(find) $4 million in a crashed plane.6. One swallow _ not _ (make) a summer.7. I live in Guilin because I was born in Guilin. Our foreign teacher John_(live) in Guilin, but he will go back to America.8. The child knew that two plus three _ (equal) five.9. She _ always _ (complain) about things.10 See to it that you _(pass) the exam。11. Make certain that doors _closed before you go out12. Tom is director of our plant. He _ (be) our director since 1972. 13. It will be the second time I _ (read) the novel. 14. Ann is in hospital. But she _in hospital since Monday.15. A: They are throwing rubbish on the street. B: _this_(happen) before? A: No, this is the first time they_(throw).16. They will not able to afford it unless he _(succeed) in getting a government grant.17. A: What time _John generally_(arrive)? B: He generally _(arrive) at about nine oclock, but he _(telephone) a few minutes ago to say that he_(not be) at the office before 11 oclock this morning.18. His father _ (is) an English teacher all his life.（他生前是一位英语老师：他父亲已去世）His father_ (is) an English teacher all his life.（他父亲当了一辈子的老师：他父亲还活着）19. A: Look! Somebody _(spill) milk on the carpet. B: Well, It _(be) me. I didnt do it. A: I wonder who it _(be) then.20. A: Your hair looks nice. _(you/have) a haircut? B: Yes. A: Who_(cut) it? _ you _ (go) to the hairdresser? B: No, a friend of mine_(do) it for me. 21. The light was off. Now it is on. Somebody _(turn on) 22. He _ (write) 6 letters since this morning. 23. How long _(you study) English? 24. Whos _ (mess) around with my papers? Theyre all over the place. 25. You _ (be eating) chocolate, havent you?26.