Ⅰ Grammar:Nouns
A Multiple Choices
1. When you are at your______end,you should not lose your head.
A.wit’s
B.wit
C.wits’
D.wits’s
正确答案:C
2. “Do you want to wait?””Three weeks______too long for me to wait.”
A.is
B.are
C.were
D.was
正确答案:A
3. There was______of complete silence.
A.an instant
B.hours
C.three minutes
D.seconds
正确答案:A
4. If these shoes are too big for you,buy a smaller______.
A.set
B.cone
C.copy
D.pair
正确答案:D
5. Everything,including the clothes in the closets,______stolen from the apartment.
A.were
B.have been
C.was
D.are
正确答案:C
6. “Do you want the pants?””My pants laid in bed.”
A.is
B.was
C.are
D.being
正确答案:C
7. There______in that part of the country.
A.are not much industry
B.is not many industry
C.are not many industry
D.is not much industry
正确答案:D
8. I don’t want to borrow Kent’s big bicycle because I am too small to ride______.
A.that bicycle of him
B.that bicycle of his
C.mat his bicycle
D.his that bicycle
正确答案:B
9. ______is really a burden to a small boy.
A.Ten pounds’weight
B.Ten pounds weight
C.Ten pound weights
D.Ten pound weight
正确答案:A
10. This tank is big enough for ten gallons.It is a______.
A.ten-gallon-tank
B.ten-gallons tank
C.ten-gallon tank
D.ten-gallons-tank
正确答案:C
11. “Have you ever gone water-skiing before?””Oh,yes______.”
A.a dozen of time
B.dozens of times
C.dozens of time
D.dozen of time
正确答案:B
12. Her house is within______from the police station.
A.a stone’s throw
B.a throw of a stone
C.stone’s throw
D.the stone’s throw
正确答案:A
13. The storm has caused______to this region.
A.many damages
B.much damages
C.much damage
D.few damages
正确答案:C
14. Fifteen years have passed since we graduated from the middle school.I have found she has______.
A.some white hair
B.much white hair
C.a few white hairs
D.a little white hair
正确答案:C
15. I was surprised to see______at the concert.
A.those number of people
B.that amount of people
C.that number of people
D.those amount of people
正确答案:C
B Error Correction
1. Providing relief after the disaster necessitated the mobilization of vast amounts of food,medical supply and people.
正确答案:
supply→supplies
2. Newspapers are one of the most important sources of news,and its versatility and availability make it the most popular mass media at all levels of a community.
正确答案:
media→medium
此句中media为复数,其单数形式为medium。
3. The hundred thousand dollars were found,because the thief dropped the money while escaping.
正确答案:
were→was
4. Encyclopedias can be used to acquire knowledge in any field,to obtain informations on a particular subject,or to deal with other academic questions.
正确答案:
informations→information
5. The number of days of vacation provided to university employees remain constant from year to year.
正确答案:
remain→remains
6. Digitalis is a drug which is prepared from the seeds and leafs of a plant with the same name and is used as a cardiac stimulant.
正确答案:
leafs→leaves
7. The most famous alumnus of the college were invited to participate in the graduation ceremony and related activities scheduled for late May.
正确答案:
were→was

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