定语从句 基础练习

Exercise

Directions: Read the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.

1. The gentleman _______ you told me about yesterday proved to be a thief.

2. These houses are sold at such a low price _______ people expected.

3. Have you seen the film “Titanic”, _______ leading actor is world famous?

4. The famous scientist grew up _______ he was born and in 1930 he came to Shanghai.

5. Is this the reason _______ he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

6. _______ has been announced, we shall have our final exams next month.

7. A fast food restaurant is the place _______, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.

8. The United States is made up of fifty states, one of _______ is separated from the others by the Pacific Ocean.

9. You can find whatever you need at the shopping centre, _______ is always busy at the weekend.

10. The thought of going back home was all _______ kept him happy while he was working abroad.

11. Villagers here depend on the fishing industry, without _______ there won't be much work.

12. The visitor _______ passport was stolen was on his way to the US.

13. Samuel survived when the car _______ he was a passenger in turned off the road and hit a tree.

14. Faye's fondest memory is of last year, _______ the club gave a tea party for her birthday.

15. The result of the study indicated that it was the type of fat _______ made the difference.

16. Sailing across the ocean alone was an achievement _______ took courage.

17. He's got himself into a dangerous situation _______ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

18. Alec asked the policeman with _______ he worked to contact him whenever there was an accident.

19. I can think of many cases _______ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn't write a good essay.

20. American women usually identify their best friend as someone with _______ they can talk frequently.

21. If a shop has chairs _______ women can park their men, women will be happy to shop.

22. In an hour, we can travel to places _______ would have taken our ancestors days to reach.

23. His movie won several awards at the film festival, _______ was beyond his wildest dream.

24. We went through a period in _______ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.

25. Mozart's birthplace and the house _______ he composed “The Magic Flute” are both museums now.