Exercises for Unit 1

Part 1 Grammar

1. Either you or the headmaster _______ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting.
A. is handing out    B. are to hand out  
C. are handing out   D is to hand out
2. E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing     B. have played  
C. are playing    D. play
3. My family raise a lot of ______, including two _______.
A. cattles; cows    B. cows; cattle  
C. cattle; cows     D. cow; cattles
4. Mike and John’s _______.
A. father is a teacher   B. fathers are teachers  
C. father are teachers   D. fathers are teacher
5. The rich _____ not always happy.
A. are   B. is   C. has   D. have
6. The police _____ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.
A. is searching for    B. were searching for  
C. are searching for   D. were searching
7. No bird and no beast _____ in the lonely island.
A. are seen   B. is seen   C. see   D. sees
8. Everyone here, including children and old people ______ in for sports.
A. go   B. going   C. to go   D. goes
9. Every boy and every girl______ to attend the evening party.
A. wish   B. wishes    C. is like   D. like
10. Nobody ____ to smoke in the cinema.
A. allows        B. allow  
C. is allowed     D. are allowed

Part 2 课文要点

1. His experience _____ useless by the scientists of that time.
A. considered being   B. was considered being
C. considered to be     D. was considered
2. The boy I consider _____ cheated in the exam.
A. to be honest    B. that is honest  
C. was honest     D. being honest
3. She was determined _____ the first _____ it.
A. to be not, who speak of 
B. not to be, to speak of
C. not being, to speak about  
D. being not, to say
4. It was _____ that _____.
A. since it snowed heavily, they didn’t go to the mountain
B. as it was a fine day, they went to the mountain  
C. because it rained heavily, they didn’t go swimming  
D. although they were poor, they were generous
5. It is the ability to do the job______ matters, not where you come from or what you are.
A. one   B. that   C. what   D. it
6. He used to ______ his teaching when he was young.
A. devote to      B. be devoted to  
C. devoting to    D. being devoted to
7. Only one of these books is _____.
A. worth to read     B. worth being read  
C. worth of reading   D. worth reading
8. The raincoat is _____ 40 yuan.
A. cost   B. worth   C. worthy   D. paid
9. They were observed ______ the bank.
A. enter       B. entered  
C. to entering   D. to enter
10. He was _____ selfless man that everybody _____ him.
A. so a, respected     B. a such, respected  
C. such a, respects     D. such a, respected

Part 3 Homework

1. The rest of the magazines _____ within half an hour.
A. is sold out     B. are sold out  
C. was sold out    D. were sold out
2. Look, here come some _____.
A. dog   B. horse   C. deer   D. cow
3. _____ a good enough price for this book.
A. Two yuans are   B. Two yuan is  
C. Two yuans is    D. Two yuan is
4. I didn’t mean _____ her. But talking like that means ______ her.
A. to hurt, to hurt   B. hurting, hurting  
C. to hurt, hurting   D. hurting, to hurt
5. I won’t forget the days spending with you _____ together in college.
A. learned English   B. learning English  
C. to learn English   D. learn English
6. His life was devoted to caring _____ the sick and needy.
A. of   B. about   C. with   D. for
7. The ground is all wet now, so it ____ last night.
A. can have rained   B. may rained  
C. must rain        D. must have rained.