高三典型陷阱题1

1. 1) Mr. Smith did all he could ______ his family’s living standard.

2) Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could ___ his oral English before going abroad. 3) He couldn’t believe that such a little boy could ____ his English with so little time. A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. to improving

2. 1) He was very careless, so I am afraid he _____ your umbrella by mistake yesterday. 2) Everything he ____ away from him before he returned to his hometown. 3) Everything _____ away from him before he returned to his hometown. A. took B. had been taken C. had had been taken D. had taken 3. 1) Before he went abroad, he looked forward _____ English as much as possible. 2) Before he went abroad, he spent as much time as he _____ English.

3) As their English teacher had gone back America, so as a result, they stayed only ___ French. A. could learning B. to learn C. to learning D. could learn 4. 1) You can not imagine what a silly mistake I _____. A. make B. made C. have made D. hade made

2) You can never imagine what great difficulty I have ____ your house. A. found B. finding C. to find D. for finding 5. 1) The person we spoke to ____ no answer at first. 2) The person was made _____ a speech at the meeting.

A. making B. makes C. to make D. made 6. 1) He seemed ____ everything, but in fact he knew nothing. A. to know B. to have known C. to knowing Ds. knowing 2) The person we referred to ______ us a report tomorrow. A. giving B. have given C. gave D. give 7. 1) The days we have been looking forward to ______ soon. 2) They have been looking forward to _____ to China soon.

3) These days we have been looking forward to _______ to visit you. A. coming B. will come C. came D. have come 8. 1) Are you talking about ____ the new school next week? 2) The person we talked about ______ our school last week.

A. visiting B. will visit C. visited D. has visited 9. 1) The man is fond of _____ the most popular songs in our city.

2) The man whose songs we are fond of _____ in our city next week. A. singing B. to sing C. will sing D. sang

10. 1) Not only___ the jewelry she ___ been sold for her son’s gambling debts but also her house. 2) Never _____ he come unless he _____ his wallet back. A. will, has B. has, had C. has, has D. /, has 11. 1) _____ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. 2) _____ his lovely dog, he looked for it everywhere. 3) _____ his dog, he took it in the scary bushes. A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose

12. 1) The research is so designed that once _____ nothing can be done to change it. A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun

2) _____ in the queue for almost half an hour, he suddenly realized that he forgot his code.

A. Having waited B. Waited C. To wait D. Waiting 13. 1) --- What do you think made the woman so upset? --- ____ weight. 2) --- What can I do to join in the league? --- _____ weight.

A. As she put on B. Put on C. Putting on D. Because of putting on 3) --- Why are the students so diligent these days? --- ______ the entrance exams. A. Pass B. To pass C. Passing D. Having passed 14. 1) Time should be made good use of _____ our lessons well. 2) Time should be spent _____ English by everybody at present.

A. learning B. learned C. to learn D. having learned 15. 1) It was only with the help of the local guide ____. 2) It was snowing heavily _____.

3) Only with the help of the local guide ____. A. was the mountain climber rescued B. then the mountain climber was rescued C. when the mountain climber was rescued D. that the mountain climber was rescued 16. 1) Never _____ time come again. 2) Never _____ he _____ a single sheep.

A. has / lost B. will / lose C. will / lost D. lose

17. 1) -- ___ was it ___ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?

-- Totally by chance.

2) ---__ was it __ they discovered at the entrance to the underground palace? --- A helmet. A. What, that B. How, that C. When, how D. Where, that 18. 1) I have nothing to confess. _____ you want me to say? 2) I hope you don’t mind, but ____ you were born?

A. What is it that B. What it is what C. How is it that D. Where is it that 19. 1) Is this factory ____ you visited the other day? 2) Is this the factory ____ you visited the other day?

A. the one B. that C. where D. when 20. 1) Was it ____ she heard with her ears _____ really made her frightened? 2) Was it ____ she had been ____ really made you all surprised?

A. what, that B. it, that C. where, that D. what, / 21. 1) ____ what the six blind men said sounded! 2) You can’t imagine _____ he is acting.

A. H(h)ow foolishly B. H(h)ow foolish C. W(w)hat foolish D. W(w)hat foolishly 22. 1) It was ____ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home. 2) It was three hours that the old man spent _____ the old clock.

A. repair B. repairing C. to repair D. in repair 23. 1) Is this hotel ____ you said we were to stay in in your letter? 2) Is this the hotel ____ you said we were to stay in your letter?

A. that B. where C. the one D. in which 24. 1) Please tell me the way you thought of ______ the garden. 2) Have you thought of _____ the garden?

A. take care of B. to take care of C. taking care of D. how to take care of