1. “When did Tom finally get to the theatre ” “Just before the end of .”
A) the Act Two B) the Second Act
C) an Act Two D) Second Act
2. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the movie could not hold our attention.
A)three-hours B)three-hour
C)three-hours' D)three-hour's
(B4,1996.1-31)
3. The peace time military budget of 1950 is that of 1938.
A) as thirty times large B) as large as thirty times
C) thirty times as D) thirty times as large as
4.“What did the professor tell you to do”
“I had to write a report.”
A) two-thousand-word B) two-thousand-words
C) two-thousand word D) two-thousand words
(TOEFL, 1970.1)
5.“Did you buy anything at the clothing sale” “Yes, I bought three ties for just twelve dollars.”
A) five-dollar B) fives-dollar
C) five-dollars D) fives-dollars
(TOEFL,1974.9)
6. They bought last week.
A) a new piece of furniture B) a new furniture
C) a piece of new furniture D) a new piece of furnitures
7. Americans eat as they actually need every day.
A)twice as much protein B)twice protein as much twice
C)twice protein as much D)protein as twice much
(B4,1998.6-56)
8.In order to meet the steady demand of the market, the factory has turned out .
A) twice more TV sets this year as last year
B) TV sets twice as many as last year
C) Twice as many TV sets this year as last year
D) TV sets twice more this year than last year
(2000年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛题)
9. gathered on the Square.
A) Thousands and thousand people
B) Thousands and thousands of peoples
C) Thousand and thousand peoples
D) Thousands and thousands of people
10.For every writer kissed by fortune there are more whose longing is never rewarded.
A) thousands of B) thousands
C) a thousand D)several thousand
参考答案及讲解:
1. B对。“汤姆最后什么时候赶到戏院的?”“第二幕结束之前。”
2. B对。尽管演技精彩,情节精心安排, 这部三个小时的电影还是没有能够吸引我们。
3. D对。1950年和平时期的军事预算是1938年的三十倍。
4. A对。“教授要你做什么?”“要我写一篇两千字的报告。”
5. A对。“你在廉价成衣销售部买什么了吗?”“对,我花了十二元钱买了三条每条五元的领带。”
6. A对。他们上周买了一件新家具。
7. A对。美国人每天吃下去的蛋白质,是他们实际需要的两倍。
8. C对。为了满足市场的稳定需求,工厂已经生产了比去年多一倍的电视机。
9. D对。千千万万的人聚集在广场。
10. B对。在每个受到命运之神青睐的作家背后,有着数千个作家,他们对成功的渴望从来没有得到回报。