浙江省2010年1月高等教育自学考试
英语语法试题
课程代码：10056
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Ⅰ、单项选择题（本大题共19小题，每题1分，共19分）
Multiple choices: for each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choose the one that best completes the sentence (19 points, 1 point for each):
1. In the past men generally preferred that their wives ____________ in the home.
A. worked
B. would work
C. work
D. were working

2. ____________ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.
A. To be free
B. Freeing
C. To free
D. Freed

3. Those part-time students expect____________ some jobs on campus during the coming summer vacation.
A. to offer
B. be offered
C. to be offered
D. been offered

4. Some bosses dislike____________ people to share their responsibilities; they keep all important matters tightly in their own hands.
A. to allow
B. allowing
C. been allowed
D. be allowed

5. From the tears in Tom’s eyes we can deduce that something sad____________.
A. must have occurred
B. might be occurring
C. would have occurred
D. should occur

6. Do they have____________ air-conditioners for cooling the rooms in summer?
A. many a
B. enough
C. a great deal of
D. a bit of

7. There is____________ iron in this mine than in that mine.
A. much
B. a great deal of
C. less
D. a lot of

8. ____________ work has to be done before the plant goes into operation.
A. Much
B. Double
C. A number
D. Neither

9. Don’t worry about the seats. There are____________ chairs in the room.
A. plenty of
B. any
C. both
D. most

10. The students spent____________ their time working in the fields.
A. both
B. most
C. more
D. half

11. His ill-health may well be____________ malnutrition.
A. due to
B. next to
C. thanks to
D. up to

12. ____________ the many delays, we shall get to our destination in time.
A. In the way of
B. In case of
C. In spite of
D. In the event of

13. Expenditure is twenty pounds____________ income.
A. in point of
B. in the pay of
C. in the wake of
D. in excess of

14. I consulted the lawyer____________ my claim.
A. in view of
B. with reference to
C. with a view to
D. with an eye to

15. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat____________ by far the biggest cereal crop.
A. is
B. are
C. to be
D. being

16. He____________ to escape but his conscience prevented him from doing that.
A. had intended
B. has intended
C. had been intending
D. has been intending

17. The policy____________ made, the next problem was how to carry it out.
A. having been
B. being
C. had been
D. was

18. All flights____________ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
A. having canceled B. were canceled
C. having been canceled D. have been canceled

19. ____________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
A. There was
B. Since
C. Being
D. There being