在職碩士英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)：形容詞與副詞練習(xí)題

Exercise 2.1

1. Please be quiet. I have ______ to announce.
A. a important thing                                         
B. an important something
C. something important                                    
D. important something

2. He is a ______ man.
A. handsome tall young                                    
B. young tall handsome
C. tall handsome young                                    
D. young handsome tall

3. He is a ______ professor.
A. amiable, learned and popular                         
B. learned, amiable and popular
C. popular, learned and amiable                          
D. popular and learned amiable

4. I am ______ her in many aspects.
A. inferior to            B. inferior than          
C. more inferior           D. more inferior than

5. One twin is indistinguishable ______ the other.
A. between           B. from                    
C. at              D. in

6. What you say is not consistent ______ what you do.
A. in            B. of                        
C. with           D. by
7. ______ are seldom seen in this city.
A. Those black long American cars                    
B. Those long American black cars
C. Those American cars long and black              
D. Those long black American cars

8. That event was ______ 1937.
A. before than          B. prior than             
C. prior to               D. before of

9. He is indifferent ______ hardship and dangers.
A. of            B. at                         
C. in           D. to

10. I was fortunate ______ having a good teacher.
A.. to           B. to                        
C. with         D. in

11. She showed me a ______ shirt yesterday.
A. silk long red          B. long silk red          
C. red long silk         D. long red silk

12. Joe is ______ his brother.
A. four years senior than                                  
B. four years senior than
C. four years senior to                                      
D. four year senior to

13. It was very considerate ______ you to send me a get-well card.
A. about          B. of                        
C. on          D. with

14. He likes literature better ______ linguistics.
A. to          B. than                     
C. of          D. comparing

15. ______ should respect the old.
A. Young         B. Youth                   
C. The young          D. The young people

16. He heard ______ from his work-mates.
A. these all strange things 
B. all these strange things
C. all strange these things 
D. all these things strange

17. “Why have you decided to go back to school?”
“I’m tired ______ as a secretary.”
A. for work          B. of working           
C. to work          D. about working

18. I was annoyed ______ my mistake.
A. at          B. with                     
C. to          D. over

19. “Who won the race?”
“First prize was awarded ______ Jackie Stevens, the smallest girl in the team.”
A. for          B. on                        
C. with         D. to

20. She is extremely well qualified ______ the job.
A. to           B. for                       
C. about          D. on

Exercises 2.2

1. It is well-known that knowledge is the _____ condition for expansion of mind.
A. incompatible         B. incredible              
C. indefinite             D. indispensable

2. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something _____ researching into.
A. precious         B. worth                   
C. worthy           D. valuable

3. We had _____ on the subject.
A. a rather strong opinion                                 
B. rather strong opinion
C. rather the strong opinion                              
D. the rather strong opinion

4. The results of the experiment were not _____ to publish.
A. so interesting                                               
B. enough interesting
C. too interesting                                             
D. interesting enough

5. She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.
A. sensitive         B. sensible                
C. touched          D. impressive

6. Geoffery Chancer occupies a _____ place n English literature.
A. most unique         B. very unique           
C. unique                 D. lease unique

7. Her dress is _____.
A. similar to, if not the same as yours                
B. similar as, if not the same to, yours
C. similar as, if not same, to yours                     
D. similar to, if not the same as, yours

8. After a long walk on a hot day, one often feels _____.
A. exhaustive          B. exhausting            
C. exhaust               D. exhausted

9. This drink tastes a little _____ to me.
A. strongly         B. strong                  
C. so strong             D. too much strong

10. In Scotland, as in the rest part of the United Kingdom, _____ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16.
A. compelling         B. compulsory          
C. obliged                D. forced

11. An almost _____ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous          B. constant               
C. continual             D. solid

12. Your proposal sounds _____, but we’ll have to talk about it further.
A. rational           B. reasonable            
C. logical                 D. irrational

13. It isn’t quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure            B. right                     
C. certain                D. exact

14. Mary is so _____ that she will believe anything you tell her.
A. faithful              B. believable              
C. trustworthy         D. credulous

15. I’m not going out in the rain — I don’t want to get _____.
A. damp         B. moist                   
C. wet         D. humid

16. My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special            B. specific                
C. particular             D. specialized

17. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.
A. genuine         B. minimum              
C. modest         D. generous

18. To be an inventor, one needs profound knowledge as well as a very _____ imagination.
A. living          B. bright                   
C. vivid         D. colorful

19. These figures are not consistent _____ the results obtained in previous experiments.
A. to           B. in                         
C. for         D. with

20. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than (what) _____.
A. he was in good health   
B. was good for his health
C. his good health was     
D. his health was good

Exercises 2.3

Section A: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the one that completes the sentence.

1. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would _____ be able to walk.
A. in no time         B. by all means          
C. in no way          D. on any account

2. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
A. occasionally         B. simultaneously      
C. eventually            D. promptly

3. I must go now. _____, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.
A. Incidentally         B. Accidentally          
C. Occasionally          D. Subsequently

4. After having gone _____ far, George did not want to turn back.
A. enough          B. much                   
C. such           D. that

5. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _____.
A. correct         B. straight                 
C. right           D. well

6. It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _____, because we don’t feel safe on it.
A. somehow         B. though                 
C. therefore           D. otherwise

7. This pair of shoes isn’t good, but that pair is _____ better.
A. rather          B. less                      
C. ever           D. hardly

8. The heart is _____ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
A. not so             B. not much              
C. much more          D. no more

9. Scientists generally agree that the Earth’s climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years _____ it has warmed in the 20 000 years since the Ice Age.
A. as long as         B. as much as           
C. as soon as          D. as well as

10. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _____.
A. out of work         B. out of reach          
C. out of stock         D. out of practice