高三英语错题再练4
1. ----Hi, Lisa. Are you the same age as your sister?
----No. My sister is the _____ of the two of us. She is my elder sister.
A. superior B. designer C. hope D. senior
2. It was ____ for both of them to see what the years _____ to them when they met 20 years later.
A. amazing; had done B. amazed; had done
C. amazed; did D. amazing; did
3. a barbecue is a social gathering, usually held outdoors, _____ food is cooked over an open flame.
A. that B. from which C. why D. at which
4. We are currently seeing big things _____ in the world around us.
A. take place B. taking place C. taken place D. to take place
5. ----Excuse me, sir. ________
----I’d like a big steak and a pineapple dessert.
A. May I take your order? B. What do you want?
C. This table is reserved. D. I would like to serve you.
6. When you take _____ chance, you try to do something although there is ______ large risk of danger or failure.
A. the; / B. a; a C. the; a D. a; /
7. The customer didn’t choose ______ of the coats and went away without looking at a third one.
A. either B. all C. any D. both
8. The composers usually write exact instructions on how the music _______.
A. is played B. is being played C. is to be played D. has been played
9. It was the words and actions of the actor, not the actor’s appearance, ______ caused his fans to scream with excitement.
A. which B. that C. what D. when
10. I thought my effort _____ Bill up didn’t have the intended effect because he just kept staring out of the window.
A. cheers B. being cheered C. to cheer D. cheered
11. ---- The works of art on show were beautiful indeed.
---- True. It’s a pity that we _____ to take photographs in the museum.
A. weren’t permitted B. didn’t permit
C. haven’t permitted D. haven’t been permitted
12. Coronado’s unique history began when a Spanish explorer caught _____ sight of islands seventeen miles off ____ coast of southern California.
A. /; a B. the; a C. /; the D. the; the
13. We had become kind of addicted to the TV series, even though it _____ for children.
A. is intended B. intended C. was intended D. is intending
14. ----Why don’t you ask Sam to give up smoking since it is bad for his health?
----Though I have spoken to him many times, he never takes any ____ of what I said.
A. remark B. observation C. attention D. notice
15. ----You seem to be worried about something. What happened?
----We have to _____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
A. get through B. get in C. get across D. get away
16. The first five of the ten questions on the test paper were very difficult, but the rest _____ easy.
A. was
B. were C. is D. are
17. A way to raise your spirits is to think of a situation ______ you did something you are proud of.
A. which B. what C. where D. as
18. The past 30 years _____ his transformation from a poor young man to a millionaire.
A. have witnessed B. are witnessed
C. witness D. haven’t been witnessed
19. Franklin didn’t feel at _____ ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing ____ face.
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /
20. ----I will take a trip to New York next month.
----You’d better ____ your English before the journey to America.
A. examine B. study C. use D. polish
21. The house ____ on the north bank of the river was built in 1955.
A. stood
B. standing C. stands D. to stand
22. The thing _____ Mr. Black was not too sure was the young man’s honesty.
A. that B. which C. in which D. about which
23. _____ theory must go hand in hand with practice is a principle we should always keep in mind.
A. Which B. Whether C. That D. What
24. The scientists were excited that a satellite ______ 10 tons was successfully placed in orbit yesterday.
A. weighed B. weighing C. to be weighed D. being weighed
25. No one but the workers in this workshop _____ allowed to enter the room from now on.
A. was B. is C. were D. are
26. ______ a discussion with the teacher, we came to have a better understanding of the problem.
A. Having held B. Holding C. Held D. Being held
27. ----______ you ______ around the village?
----Yes. We really had a good time there and experienced village life.
A. Have; been shown B. Have; shown
C. Are; to be shown D. Are; shown
28. John, you ______ the knife. Come here. Let me check your wound.
A. needn’t have played with B. mustn’t play with
C. shouldn’t have played with D. wouldn’t play with
29. The courses will continue until these people reach the point _____ they can have simple conversations with others in the foreign language.
A. where B. when C. that D. which
30. ----What do you think of volunteering?
----Volunteering is an attitude, ______ people can adopt even at an early age.
A. it B. one C. that D. what