语法填空专项练习(附答案)

1、语法填空专练（一）_1_ being Sunday, I decided to sleep late. But it wasnt long _2_ I realized that I had to go to the bookstore to get a reference book our teacher had asked us to buy. _3_ (fear) they would be sold out before I got one, I got up and headed for the bookstore. It was three blocks away, and pre

2、tty soon I reached _4_ shop. It was not until I entered the shop that it came to my _5_ that I forgot to bring any money on me. This meant I _6_ do nothing but return home for the money._7_, I ran all the way home to fetch the money. After a while, I returned to the shop and bought the book that I w

3、anted. Reading the pages of it, I _8_ (feel) it my duty to do well in my studies, and I was sure I could make it.There will be a few months before I take the College Entrance Examination, and Ill work still _9_ (hard) at my lessons. Though there may be difficulties for me, Im confident that I can ac

4、hieve my aim and make it into college. I owe it to my parents _10_ theyve done so much for me, so that I can concentrate on my studies.（专练二） “Fire！Fire！”What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on t

5、he top floor. I jumped out of the _1_, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was _2_ of thick smoke.I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs, I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew _3_ (thick) and I could see fire all around. Th

6、e floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But _4_ I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell _5_. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up _6_(protect) my face from the smoke an

7、d heat. I crashed to the floor below with pieces of _7_ (burn) wood all around me.As I reached the cold air outside, the bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped _8_ in surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman _9_ a night dress and a borrowed mans coat screamed as s

8、he saw me and came running _10_ (mad).She was the Mayors wife, and I had saved her baby.（专练三）When you take a walk in any of the cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking with dogs. _1_ is true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world. But the reasons why peopl

9、e keep a dog _ 2_ (change). In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks _ 3_ other beasts. And later they came _4_ (realize) that the dog was not only useful _5_ willing to obey its master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not ea

10、t _6_ they caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but the _7_ (important) reason is for companionship. For a child, _8_ dog is his best friend

11、 when he has no friends to play with; for a young couple, a dog is _9_ child when they have no children; for old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people _10_ dogs has changed from protection to friendship.（专练四）Student: Excuse me, can y

12、ou spare a few minutes to answer some questions?Woman: Umm, yes, I suppose _1_. Whats it for?Student: I _2_ (do) a survey about peoples shopping habits.Woman: Oh, all right then.Student: Great. Do you usually shop alone or with _3_ else in your family?Woman: Oh, I always do it on my _4_. If I go wit

13、h the others, they always put too many things in the trolley (推车) and it costs me _5_ fortune!Students: Right. And do you always shop at this supermarket?Woman: Yes. Its very close _6_ my house so its very convenient.Student: And do you do the shopping on the same day of the week?Woman: Yes, actuall

14、y I always do the food shopping on Thursday _7_ I work Monday to Wednesday.Student: Great. Finally, would you ever consider _8_ (buy) things online?Woman: Well, I didnt like it. _9_ I like is being able to see the products and walking around the shop, and maybe buying things _10_ arent on my shoppin

15、g list. You cant do that on your computer, can you?Student: No, I suppose not.（专练五）Once upon a time there was a rich merchant _16_ had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave her nothing 17_ the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very 18 _ (prid

16、e) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is _ 19 _very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchants close friend. _20_ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and _21_ would always help him out and tide(

17、帮助渡过) him 22_ difficult times. Now, the merchants 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 23_ (contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 24_ (take) care of the household. _ 25 , the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took

18、 notice of her.（专练六）I work in a market in London, just at the weekendsIve got a second hand book store, and one day I _1_ (get) my store ready when an old lady came up and started looking at the books. She started chatting and telling me how she used to live in that part of London and _2_ much it ha

19、d changed _3_ shed last been in the area. While we were talking, I put out a book and she picked it up. “Oh, Grimms Fairy Tales,” she said, “I had a copy of this when I was a child.” She began flicking through(翻阅) it and I carried _4_ laying out the books, and when I looked up she was just standing

20、there _5_(shake), and shed gone _6_(complete) white. “Butbut this is my actual book,” she said. “Look, its got my name, Joan, in it.” Then she told me how thered been a terrible fire while her family were away on holiday, and the house had been burnt to _7_ ground. She thought all her belongings _8_

21、 (destroy). She pulled out her purse _9_(buy) the book from me, but I stopped here. “No, no please accept it _10 _ a giftits such a wonderful story.”（专练七）One of my fathers favorite _1_ (say) as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldnt say I didnt like something, _2_ it might be, until after I tried

22、it. Over the years Ive come to realize how much of my success I owe to my _3_ (accept) of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I determined what I wanted to do as a career. _4_ (actual) I believed I would work for a few years, get _5

23、_ (marry), stay home and raise a family, so I didnt think the job I took mattered that much. I couldnt _6_ more mistaken. I mastered the skills of that _7_ (begin) level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into _8_ (differ) positions. I accepted each new opportuni

24、ty with the thought, “Well, I try it; _9_ I dont like it I can always go back to my _10_ (early) position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years.（专练八）One day a farmers donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously _31_ hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. F

25、inally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed _32_ (cover) up anyway; it just wasnt worth _33_ to save the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel（铲） and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized _34_ was happening

26、 and cried horribly. Then, to everyones amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He _35_ (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt _36_ hit his back, the donkey was doing something _37_ (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up.

27、_38_ the farmers neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over _39_edge of the well and happily ran off!Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells jus

28、t _40_ not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.（专练九）Interviewer: Nowadays, most people who go camping carry their things in a backpack. Vanessa, why is it so important to pack one of these _1_(proper)?Vanessa: Well, if you put everything in the right places it ensures that the _2_ (weigh) is

29、correctly distributed, so that when youre walking _3_ whole thing feels like part of your body. This can help you keep your balance better, and thats important _4_ youre finding your way along a mountain track.Interviewer: So I imagine the first thing _5_ (do) is to think about what youre going to t

30、ake with you.Vanessa: Yes, thats very important. Id suggest _6_ (sit) down somewhere quiet and drawing up a list of everything youre likely to need, making sure you include essential items _7_ water, a map and a tent.Interviewer: And youll have to make up your _8_ which clothes youll want with you.V

31、anessa: Surely, but its best to do that once you have had a look at the weather report for the part of the country youre intending to go to. _9_ is no good taking only summer clothes if youre heading for a mountain area _10_ it could rain, or suddenly get cold.（专练十）People will do anything to see a f

32、ree showeven if it is a bad one. When the news got _1_ that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the Bird Seed Company, we all rushed _2_ (crazy) to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present before the show began. Unfortuna

33、tely, the show was one of the dullest we had ever _3_. Those _4_ failed to get in neednt have felt _5_(disappoint), as many of the artists who should have appeared _6_ (come). The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the _7_(begin) of the show. He was obviously very _8_(nerve) and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened the mouth, everyone burst out _9_ (laugh). We all knew what the poor man should have said, but what he sais was: ”This is the Bird S