Unit 1 Exercise (8A) I. Choose the best answer 1. People usually write _____ at the top right corner of a letter. A. a title B. an address C. a name D. a greeting 2. Yesterday I read a piece of news about Liu Qian ______ the magazine. A. on B. at C. under D. In 3. Before I pay a visit to the pavilions of different countries, you'd better tell me something ______ the world Expo. A. for B.of C. about D. In 4. My dream is _______ an astronaut after I graduate from the university. A. be B. to be C. being D./ 5. In our class, boys enjoy ______ rugby and baseball during their free time while girls are keen on ______ tennis. A. playing, playing B. playing, to play C. to play, playing D. to play, to play 6. My friend was born ________. A. On June, 1998 B. In June2, 1998 C. On June2, 1998 D. In 1998,June 2 7. Tommy is the youngest boy in my family. He is around _____. A. thirty-year-old B. thirty-years-old C. thirty years old D. thirty year old 8. It took me more than ______ to pack my suitcases last night. A. two hour and a half B. two and a half hours C. two and half hours D. two hours and half 9. When she heard the good news, she was too excited to ____ a word. A. say B. tell C.speak D.talk 10. It rained heavily this morning, ____ I was late for the press conference. A.so B.because C.but D.however 11. Will you please _______ a photo of yourself when you write back to me? A.to enclose B.enclose C.to put D.put 12. Bill likes playing_____ football, but his parents want him to play ____ piano more. A.the,/ B./ the C.the,the D./,/ 13. The new teacher is _______ American woman, but she has lived in ______ European country since she was a child. A.a, an B. an. An C.a,a D.an, a 14. Mary's brother is _____ honest boy. His ambition is to be ____ engineer. 1 1/5页 A.a, an B.an,an C.a,a D.an,a 15. _______ island is _____place surrounded by water. A. A ,an B. An, an C. A, a D. An, a 16. I'd like to buy ______ one-way ticket and ____ 8-jiao stamp. A.a, an B. An,an C.a,a D.an,a 17. Did you have ______ good time yesterday afternoon? Yes. It's _____ pleasure to fly kites on sunny spring days. A。a,a B.a, the C. The, a, D, a,/ 18. They had ____ wonderful train ride to Chengdu before they went on to ____ Mount Emei. A.a,the B./, the C.a,/ D.the.a 19. It took me ______ hour and _____ half to finish my homework yesterday. A.a,a B.an,an C. A,a D.an,a 20. Let's look at the bag. Can you see ____'s' on the corner of ____bag? A.a,a B.a,the C.an, a D.an,the II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 1. These _________ (photo) were taken during my trip to Thailand. 2. Be careful, or it's impossible to be a good _____________.(account) 3. I love reading. My ambition is to be the _________ (own) of a book shop. 4. In my eyes, Tom is ___________(friend ) and nice. 5. Would you please __________(close) a photo of yourself in the letter? 6. Did you use to be ___________ (engine) in that factory? 7. I had some steak last night. It was the ________(good) I have ever eaten. 8. Have you finished your _________ (physical) homework yet? 9. I want to express ____________ (sincerely) thanks by writing a thanks note. 10. It was my _____(twelve) birthday yesterday. They had a ___________(surprise) party for me. 11. Help _____________ (you) to some fruit, boys and girls. 12. ______________ (Chinese) is a country with a long history. 13. Let's go to the cinema ________ (near). I want to see a new film. 14. The wounded soldier felt __________ (well) than the day before. 15. I bought two kilos of ______________(tomato) in the shop just now. III. Rewrite the sentences as required 2 2/5页 1. Jack saw your name in Penfriends magazine. (一般疑问句) _______Jack _______your name in Penfriends magazine? 2. My brother works as an architect in London. (否定句) My brother _______ ________as an architect in London? 3. Joyce would like to be an volunteer. (同义句) Joyce ____________ ___________to be an volunteer. 4. My cousin is studying at university. He wants to be an accountant. (同义句) My cousin is studying ________ _______ an accountant at university. 5. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is about 468 metres tall. (划线部分转化) _____________ _________ is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower ? 6. It's 12 December today. (划线部分转化) _________the _______ today? 7. He will be back from Beijing in two weeks. (划线部分转化) _____________ ____________ will he be back from Beijing? 8. The school meeting is held every three years.(划线部分转化) _______ _____________ is the school meeting held? 9. The room is so big that it can hold 390 people in it. (同义句) The room is _______ ________ to hold 390 people. 10. He used to go to school on foot.(一般疑问句) _________ he _________ to go to school on foot? 11. My friends has four classes in the morning.(否定句) My friends ___________ __________ four classes in the morning. 12. Mr Smith has never been to the other countries. (反意疑问句) Mr Smith has never been to the other countries, _________ _________? 13. It cost me a lot of money to buy books. (同义句) I ___________ a lot of money _________ books. 14. I don't think English is as difficult as chemistry.(同义句) I think English is _____________ difficult ____________ chemistry. 15. Both of the girls sing very well.(否定句) __________ of the girls ___________ very well. 16. There is only a little water in the glass. (反意疑问句) There is only a little water in the glass, _________ ________? 3 3/5页 17. It's about two hours' ride from her home to the countryside. (划线部分转化) _______ _________ is it from her home to the countryside? 18. The clerk is very kind. (感叹句) ________ _____________ the clerk is! 19. Tom doesn't swim as well as little brother. (同义句) His little brother swims ________ __________ Tom. 20. He has to stay at home on weekends.(一般疑问句) _________ he ___________ to stay at home on weekends? IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in their proper forms 1. I hope I __________________ (receive) a letter soon. 2. Which subject ______________ you ______________ (study) next year? 3. Tom __________(travel) to Paris on business already and he _______ (be) back in a few days. 4. Macao ___________ (return) to China on December 20,1990. 5. Tom's mother __________(teach) English in our school since she ______ (come) here in 1991. 6. Don't make any noise. The students ___________ (have) a reading contest. 7. The moon ______________ (get) its light from the sun. 8. Scientists ____________ (study) the global warming for several years. 9. We _____________ (help)Li with the housework this coming Saturday. 10. We ______ (go) swimming if it _____________(not rain) tomorrow. 11. Tom, __________ (not be) afraid of speaking in public. 12. Tom ____________(show) his uncle around his new flat last Monday. 13. Students ___________(have) ten minutes' rest between classes. 14. We __________ (buy) some furniture three days ago. 15. I ____________ (see) a robbery in the City Center just now. 16. My mother __________(leave) for Japan last night. 17. How often ________ he__________ (practise) speaking Chinese every week? 18. We ___________ (know) her since she _______(be) 2 years old. 19. I __________(send) you a birthday card last Sunday. ________you _____ (hear)from it yet? 20. Mr Smith _________ (not be) in now. He ____________(go) to New York. V. Rewrite the following sentences as required 1. It was a very exciting performance. (感叹句) 4 4/5页 ________________ __________________ exciting performance it is! 2. The lake is very dirty. Fish can't live in it. (同义句) The lake is ___________ dirty __________ fish ___________ live in. 3. He's never been to America.(反意疑问句) He's never been to America, ____________ __________? 4. The artist spent two weeks on the picture.(同义句) It __________ the artist two weeks _______ finish drawing the picture. 5. Put on your overcoat, or you'll catch a bad cold.(同义句) _____________ you _____________ put on your overcoat, you'll catch a bad cold. 6. Our flat is Room 302 and Alice's is Room 301. (合并句子) Alice's flat is _______ ________ ours. 7. Linda didn't watch TV last night. Her sister didn't, either. (合并句子) _________ Linda _____________ her sister watched TV last night. 8. I went to bed after I finished my homework.(同义句) __________ go to bed ________ I finished my homework. 9. Jane's mother put some presents in the stocking. (否定句) Jane's mother ________ ___________ any presents in the stocking. 10. Why don't you attend a club and practise playing the violin with us?(同义句) ___________ _________ attend a club and practise playing the violin with us? 11. Many people lost jobs last year.(一般疑问句) ____________ many people _________ jobs last year? 12. The little boy has never seen a real panda with his own eyes. (反意疑问句) The little boy has never seen a real panda with his own eyes, ________ ________? 13. Tom didn't go to the cinema last night. He went to the concert with his sister.(同义句) Tom went to the concert with his sister _______ _______ going to the cinema last night. 14. Linda will wake up when the day comes. (同义句) Linda ________ wake up ______,,, ,,, ;,,,,( ,,(,,,, got up early to catch the first bus. (划线提问) ________ ________ Judy get up early this morning?
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