专项练习

I. 单句改错。（仅限1处）

1. Because I was ill for six months, so I lost my job.

2. My father was watching TV while I came back home last night.

3. If possibly, he wanted proof before he would believe something.

4. The sports meet was put off because the heavy rain.

5. He made such many mistakes in his homework that the teacher made him do it again.

II. 在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

6. Wherever you work, you ______（gain）much valuable experience as long as you are willing to work.

7. ① When ______（compare）different cultures, we often only pay attention to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

② When ______（compare）with most natural changes, that the temperature of the earth rose about one degree Fahrenheit during the 20th century is quite shocking.

8. ① As time ______（go）by, the days became longer and longer.

② With time ______（go）by, the days became longer and longer.

9. ① It was five o’clock ______ we arrived at the small mountain village.

② It was at five o’clock ______ we arrived at the small mountain village.

10. It was long ______ they escaped from the prison.

III. 单项选择。

11. I really enjoy listening to music ______ it helps me relax and takes my mind away from other cares of the day.

A. because

B. before

C. unless

D. until

12. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more senior citizens to care for.

A. Unless

B. Until

C. As

D. While

13. ______ online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive.

A. Since

B. After

C. While

D. Unless

14. We’ll have to finish the job, ______.

A. long it takes however

B. it takes however long

C. long however it takes

D. however long it takes

15. ______ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked

B. Check

C. If you check

D. To check

16. John thinks it won’t be long ______ he is ready for his new job.

A. when

B. after

C. before

D. since

17. ______ grades you get in this exam, you should never lose heart.

A. No matter how

B. What

C. No matter what

D. Which

18. ______ with the size of the whole universe, even the biggest star we can observe doesn’t seem big at all.

A. When compared

B. Compare

C. While comparing

D. Comparing

19. ______ difficult the task is, we are determined to finish it in time.

A. As

B. Whenever

C. However

D. How

20. ______ in the street, a terrible car accident happened, resulting in three deaths．

A. While walking

B. Walk

C. Walking

D. When I was walking

IV. 阅读下列短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My favorite teacher is my English teacher Mr. Li. I think him nice and friendly the first time I met him. I like him, 　21　 I think he is the best teacher in the world.

I didn’t realize how special Mr. Li was 　22　 I became an English teacher. While 　23　 （teach）English, I can remember all the good time I spent in our school. Every 　24　 I visit my school, I can think of him.

Ever since I entered high school, he pushed me hard in my English study. He would train me first before he set me a task. Much 　25　 I respected him, I didn’t agree with his opinions on this subject. 　26　 English was of great help, I didn’t think it was a good idea to spend too much time on it. At the beginning, learning English seemed 　27　 difficult that I wanted to give up without even trying. 　28　 hard he tried, he could not change my mind.

At that time he always encouraged us that, no matter 　29　 we did, we should try our best to do it well. In his opinion, as long as we kept on trying, we would surely succeed. Therefore, 　30　 he saw someone in need of help, he would spare no effort to help him.

Thanks to Mr. Li’s help, I made great progress in English and became an English teacher. I want to be a teacher like Mr. Li.