初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

一、用所给词的适当形式填空：

1．He______swimming in the river every day in summer. (go)

2.It________you are right. ( seem )

3.Look, the children______ basketball on the playground. ( play )

4.He______to the radio when I came in, ( listen )

5.It is very cold .I think it______ . ( rain )

6. —I need some paper . —I______ some for you . ( bring )

7.I can’t find my pen . Who______it ? ( take )

8.He said that he______back in five minutes . ( come )

9.I didn’t meet him. He______ when I got there. ( leave )

10.I______my bike, so I have to walk to school. ( lose )

11.He______down and began to read his newspaper. ( sit )

12.He is very hungry. He_________ anything for three days. ( not eat )

13.I______with you if I have time . ( go )

14.We will go to the cinema if it______fine . (be )

15.I will tell her the news when she______to see me next week. (come)

16. “ When______you______the car ?” “ In 1998 . ”( buy )

17.We______good friends since we met at school . （be）

18.What______you______ at five yesterday afternoon ? (do)

19.The bike is nice . How much______it______? (cost)

二、选择最佳答案填空

（ ）1.We’ll go swimming if the weather______fine tomorrow.

A. is B.was C. will be D.is going to be

（ ）2.It______five years since he has left for Beijing.

A. was B. has been C.is D.is going to be

（ ）3.Please don’t leave the office until your friend______back.

A.came http://www.77cn.com.cnes C.have come D.will come

（ ）4.By the end of last year he______about 1500 English words.

A. learns B.learned C.was learning D.had learned

（ ）5.Listen ! Someone______in the next room .

A.cried B.crying C.is crying D.has cried

（ ）6.You must tell him the news as soon as you______him.

A.see B.sees C.will see D.is seeing

（ ）7.He told me that he______to see us the next day.

http://www.77cn.com.cnes B. came C. will come D. would come

（ ）8.We can’t find him anywhere . Perhaps he______home.

A. is going B. went C. has come D. would come

（ ）9.The teacher told us that the sun______bigger than the earth.

A. is B. was C. has been D.will be

（ ）10.Could you tell me where the railway station______?

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A. was B. is C. will be D. would be

（ ）11.We______to the Great Wall several times.

A. go B. were going C. have gone D.have been

（ ）12.It seemed that the old man______for something over there.

A. looks B. looked C. was looking D. has looked

（ ）13.He was sure that he______his wallet in the office .

A. left B. would leave C. had left D. has left

（ ）14.You must study hard if you______ want to fail the exam.

A. won’t B. don’t C. haven’t D. hadn’t

（ ）15. —I’m afraid you can’t sit here . —Sorry , I______know.

A. don’t B. won’t C. can’t D. didn’t

（ ）16. As she______the newspaper , Granny______asleep.

A. read , was falling B. fell C. was reading , was falling D.read , fell

（ ）17. —Jim is not coming tonight . —But he______ !

A. promises（许诺） B. promised C. will promise D. had promised

（ ）18. —What’s her name? —I______.

A. forget B. forgot C. had forgotten D. am forgetting

三、动词时态能力综合测试

（ ）1.He often______his clothes on Sundays.

A. washing B. washes C. has washed D. wash

（ ）2.I’m Chinese. Where______from?

A. do you come B. you are coming C. you come D. are you coming

（ ）3.May______to school.

A. never walks B. is never walking C. walk never D. never is walking

（ ）4.We will start as soon as our teacher______ .

A. comes B. will come C. come D. is coming

（ ）5.How long ago______playing football?

A. have you stopped B. had you stopped C. did you stop D. do you stop

（ ）6.It______ hard when I left my house .

A. is raining B. rains C. was raining D. will rain

（ ）7.I think this question______to answer.

A. easy B. is easy C. was easy D. will easy

（ ）8. Don’t talk so loudly . Your father______.

A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. had slept

（ ）9.How many people does the doctor know who______of the disease (疾病)？

A. are dying B. is dying C. has died D. dies

（ ）10.I______my homework now.

A. finish B. finished C. have finished D. had finished

（ ）11.He______for three years.

A. has joined B. has been in the army C. joined D. has served the army

（ ）12.His grandfather______for thirty years.

A. died B. was dead C. has been dead D. has died

（ ）13.I______ from my brother for a long time.

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A. not have heard B. have not heard C. have heard not D. do not hear

（ ）14.Maths, one of the most important subjects, ______always interested him.

A. has B. have C. are D. is

（ ）15.—Did your brother go to America last year? —______.

A. No , he did never go there B. No , he has never gone here

C. No , he never was there D. No , he’s never been there

（ ）16.He______ that factory since 1958.

A. has left B. has worked in C. has gone from D. has come to

C. have happened D. are taken place

（ ）17.Our teacher______to Beijing three times.

A. went B. had gone C. has gone D. has been

（ ）http://www.77cn.com.cnst week John______his leg.

A. felt and broken B. fell and broke C. feels and breaks D. fallen and broken

（ ）19.Jack______his thick coat because it was snowing.

A. puts on B. put on C. takes on D. took on

（ ）20.He______the picture on the wall.

A. hanged B. hung C. has hanged D. was hanged

（ ）21.Next month______twenty five.

A. has my sister B. my sister will be C. my sister shall have D. my sister is going

to be

（ ）22.You______her again in a few weeks.

A. will see B. have seen C. had seen D. have been seen

（ ）23. By the end of last term we______English for two years.

A. have studied B. have been studied C. would studied D. had studied

（ ）24.Mrs Brown______in New York for three years before she went to London.

A. lived B. had lived C. has lived D. will live

（ ）25.When we arrived , the dinner______.

A. already began B. has already begun C. had already begun D. was just

begun

（ ）26.I will go home for the holiday as soon as I______ my exams.

A. will finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished

（ ）27.When______, I’ll talk to him.

A. does Peter come B. Peter will come C. Peter comes D. can Peter come

（ ）28.My sister______to see me . She’ll be here soon.

A. comes B. is coming C. had come D. came

（ ）29.They said they______our answer the next day .

A. had heard B. would hear of C. would hear D. will hear

（ ）30.The old man said that light______faster than sound.

A. went B. will go C. travels D. will travel

答案：

一、1. goes 2. seems 3. are playing 4. was listening 5. is raining 6. will bring 7.

took 8. would come 9. has left 10.lost 11. sat 12. hasn't eaten 13. will go 14.

is 15. comes 16. did buy 17. have been 18. were doing 19. does cost

二、1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. C

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

13. C 14. B 15. A 16.A 17. B 18. A

三、1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. B 14.

D 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. C 26.

B 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. C

名词

1. This is ___ reading-room.

A. the teacher’s B. teacher’s

C. teacher’s D. the teachers’

2. Nothing was found but ___ broken.

A. the room window B. the room’s window

C. the room of the window D. the window of room

3. How many___ would you like?

A. paper B. bread

C. pieces of papers D. pieces of bread

4. He was praised for his ___.

A. brave B. bravery

C. bravely D. great brave

5. Please get me a new ___ when you go to town.

A. clothes B. dress

C. clothing D. trousers

6. There are 34___ doctors in the hospital.

A. woman B. women

C. woman’s D. women’s

7. Some___ are even thinner than your little finger.

A. bamboo B. bamboos

C. kinds of bamboo D. kinds of bamboos

8. He was born in this town and now he lives in ___.

A. Building second B. Building Two

C. the Building Two D. Building the Second

9. Old as he is, he has ___to do every day.

A. a lot of work B. much works

C. lots of homeworks D. quite a lot of homeworks

10. Jack’s room is furnished with ___.

A. new furnitures B. many new furnitures

C. many new pieces of furnitures D. many new pieces of furniture

11. Have you read ___newspaper yet?

A. today’s B. Today’s

C. the today’s D. your today’s

12. It’s not far, only ___walk from here to our school.

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A. a ten minutes B. ten minutes

C. a ten minutes’ D. ten minutes’

13. Last month, he wrote me ___letter.

A. a 1000-word B. 1000 words

C. a 1000-words D. 1000 words’

14. He had a ___sleep yesterday.

A. a good night B. a good-night

C. a good night’s D. good-night’s

15. ___is not a long way to drive.

A. Three miles distance B. Three-mile distance

C. Three miles’ distance D. A three-mile-distance

16. His isn’t fit for the work. Please get me ___.

A. something else B. somebody else

C. someone else’s D. somebody’s else

17. Do you know how large ___ is?

A. population of China B. Chinese population

C. China population D. China’s population

18. ___ is too much for the boy to carry.

A. The box weight B. The box’s weight

C. The weight of the box D. The box of the weight

19. Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest ___ shop?

A. shoes B. shoe

C. shoes’ D. shoe’s

20. What ___ weather we’re having these days!

A. nice B. a nice

C. a bad D. worse

21. They say that the meeting will be ___.

A. of very important B. great importance

C. of great importance D. great important

22. I’m going to call at ___ this evening.

A. Mr Black B. the Blacks

C. Mr Black’s D. Blacks’

23. What Darwin said was an attack on people’s religious ___.

A. belief B. beliefs

C. beliefs D. believs

24. There are some ___waiting for you outside.

A. German B. American

C. grown-up D. Japanese

25. Their factory has developed a kind of ___ to help people walk.

A. machine B. machines

C. a machine D. the machine

26. There’re many ___ in my brother’s album.

A. leafs B. toys

C. books D. stamps

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

27. Yesterday I went to the super market and bought a lot of ___.

A. tomatoes B. potatos

C. vegetable D. meats

28. Upon hearing what I said, his ___ rose.

A. anger B. angry

C. angrily D. angriness

29. Excuse me, can you change this ___ for me?

A. five-pound note B. five pounds note

C. five-pound notes D. five pounds notes

30. You have to make ___ for your journey

A. preparing B. preparation

C. a preparation D. preparations

31. While washing up, she broke a ___.

A. glass wine B. wine glass

C. glass of wine D. wine of glass

32. You have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ___.

A. fall B. reality

C. practice D. deed

33. Here’s my card, Let’s keep in ___.

A. touch B. relation

C. connection D. friendship

34. I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible, just have a little ___.

A. wait B. time

C. patience D. rest

35. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask him or her to leave a ___.

A. message B. letter

C. sentence D. notice

36. We walked all the ___ to the museum.

A. trip B. road

C. way D. journey

37. Scientists are watching for the earliest ___ of harmful ___ on the world’s weather.

A. signs; effects B. marks; affect

C. tracks; affections D. instance; effections

38. These young people are now making an active ___ to save the old temple.

A. part B. effort

C. decision D. plan

39. Don’t push to the front; you have to wait your ___.

A. chance B. duty

C. line D. turn

40. You need more ___ to keep fit.

A. practice B. train

C. exercises D.exercise

代词部分

1. By the way, who will teach ___pop music next term?

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

A. us B. our

C. ours D. we

2. Both Pingping and Beibei have done ___homework.

A. his B. her

C. their D. both’s

3. Everybody is here, ___?

A. isn’t everybody B. isn’t it

C. isn’t he D. aren’t they

4. It was ___ who wrote those words on the blackboard.

A. he B. him

C. himself D. his

5. He wants nothing but a house of ____.

A. his own B. himself

c. his father D. his own house

6. Can you express ___ in English?

A. yourself B. you

C. yours D.yours’

7. One of them hasn’t got ___ lessons prepared.

A. her B. its

C. one’s D. his

8. You don’t look quite ___ today. What’s the matter with you?

A. you B. your

C. your own D. yourself

9. Though ___ is a long way from here, we’ll do our best to reach there in time.

A. there B. it

C. its D. itself

10. We don’t consider ___ necessary for them to move into that house.

A. that B. this

C. it D. them

11. ___ is a great and glorious country.

A. Our B. Ours

C. Its D. Our’s

12. He parents are going on a study trip with a friend of ___.

A. them B. their

C. themselves D. theirs

13. I’m sorry to say ___ of your answers are correct.

A. none B. neither

C. both D. any

14. --- Who is that knocking at the door?

----_____ must be the milkman.

A. He B. She

C. It D. The man

15. ___ agree to your plan.

A. Anyone of us B. No one of us

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

C. None of us D. Someone of us

16. The books here are not so well written as ___ on the shelf.

A. that B. those

C. ones D. them

17. My father is a farmer, but ___ is yours?

A. who B. how

C. which D. what

18. ___ do you think of my composition?

A. How B. What

C. Which D. Why

19. ___ of you would like to get me the bike?

A. Which B. What

C. Whom D. Whomever

20. Please write on the paper ___ line.

A. each other B. every other

C. all other D. this and that

21. Would you lend me ___ of your money, please?

A. any B. many

C. some D. a lot of

22. Sorry, but I have only ___ ink left over.

A. little B. few

C. a little D. a few

23. ___ who come from the countryside, please fill out the form.

A. All B. Anyone

C. These D. Those

24. She went for a swim in the pool yesterday and I’ll do ___ this afternoon.

A. it B. such

C. same D. the same

25. There’re tall buildings on ___ side of the street.

A. either B. both

C. every D. any

26. ___ must do ___ best to serve the people.

A. One…his B. One…her

C. One…one D. Ones…ones’

27. He has quite a lot of interesting magazines but I have ___.

A. no B. none

C. no one D. neither

28. ___ are fond of collecting stamps.

A. Both the children B. Both of children

C. My both children D. Both of the my children

29. Of the 4 books, one is written by a young writer and ___ by an old one.

A. other three B. three other

C. the other three D. the three other

30. He invited the three of ___, Bob, Tom and ___.

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

A. we…me B. us…I

C. we…I D. us…me

31. ___seems as if we are going to have trouble.

A. We B. It

C. That D. There

32. Is ___ any use talking to him about it?

A. this B. that

C. he D. it

33. Since you don’t have a dictionary here, why not use ___?

A. my B. mine

C. her D. their

34. This book is not mine. It belongs to ___.

A. he B. his

C. him D. himself

35. Be at home and help ___ to the fish.

A. me B. him

C. yourself D. you

36. Try to work out the problem ___.

A. all by yourself B. by you

C. all by yours D. by your

37. The children seem to be enjoying ___ very much.

A. them B. their

C. theirs D. themselves

38. He always thinks more about others than about ___.

A. he B. him

C. his D. himself

39. The police hid ___ behind the building.

A. him B. himself

C. them D. themselves

40. When I was about to go out, the door opened ___.

A. of itself B. by itself

C. oneself D. for itself

41. After that, Madame Curie did one experiment after ___.

A. one B. other

C. another D. the other

42. You can find a tower at ___ end of the bridge.

A. both B. every

C. either D. any

43. Have you got any books on the computer? I’d like to borrow.

A. them B. some

C. it D. those

44. The most interesting books are not necessarily ___ with a lot of pictures.

A. these B. the ones

C. them D. that

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

45. The population of China is larger than ___ of any country.

A. one B. the one

C. that D. it

46. People used to think that heavy objects always fell faster than light ___.

A. ones B. the ones

C. these D. those

47. Is this story as funny as ___ you read yesterday?

A. that one B. one

C. the one D. it

48. It’s ___, not you, who wants more.

A. me B. him

C. he D. I

49. ___ of them will accept your idea because it is not reasonable.

A. Nobody B. No one

C. Everyone D. None

50. ___ is good at French.

A. My either children B. Either of my children

C. Either my children D. My either of children

51. I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have ___.

A. it B. those

C. them D. one

52. -----When shall we meet again?

-----Make it ___ day you like, it’s all the same to me.

A. one B. any

C. another D. some

53. Tom’s mother kept telling him he should work harder, but ___ didn’t help.

A. he B. she

C. it D. which

54. ----- Is ___ here?

----- No, Bob and Tim asked for leave.

A. everybody B. somebody

C. anybody D. nobody

55. Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read ___ stories by writers from ___ countries.

A. some; any B. some; other

C. other; some D. other; other

56. In one single year, rats eat 40 to 50 times ___ weight.

A. its B. their

C. ones D. of

57. The family never agree about ___ shares of the property.

A. her B. its

C. their D. his

58. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected ___ to be much better.

A. one B. this

初中英语语法练习动词时态专项训练

C. that D. it

59. There’re so many kinds of computers on sale that I can’t make up my mind ___ to buy.

A. what B. where

C. how D. which

60. Saying something is one thing while doing it is ___.

A. other B. the other

C. others D. another

61. It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____ he or she wants.

A. however B. whatever

C. whichever D. whenever

62.---Is there any picture on the wall?

---_____.

A. Nothing B. No one

C. No ones D. None

63. You have to hurry up if you want to buy something because there’s hardly ___ left

A. something B. nothing

C. anything D. everything

64. They were all very tired, but ___ of them would stop to take a rest.

A. any B. some

C. none D. neither

65. Tom felt that he knew everybody’s business better than they knew it _____.

A. themselves B. oneself

C. itself D. himself

66. Think _____ and you’ll have some idea.

A. over B. over it

C. it over D. it

67. I had a bad cold and _____ is why I didn’t attend the meeting.

A. it B. this

C. there D. that

68. This is not such a good story _____ I had expected.

A. what B. which

C. as D. that

69. _____ the homework seriously.

A. No every student do B. No every student does

C. Not every student do D. Not every student does

70. _____ child will find his personal road to success.

A. Every B. Each

C. Some D. The

71. We can’t find our bikes _____. Have you seen them?

A. anywhere B. somewhere

C. nowhere D. where

72. Jack is _____ of an artist.

A. anyone B. someone

C. anything D. something

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73. Tom sings better than _____ in our class.

A. any other girl B. some other girls

C. any girl D. some girl

74. Is this museum _____ you visited last Sunday?

A. that B. /

C. the one D. which

75. As we were all asleep, _____ heard that loud noise.

A. either of B. neither of

C. none of D. one of

76. There’s something wrong with my watch. Will you ___?

A. see it to B. see to it

C. watch to it D. see to look at it

77. I didn’t know which was the better so I took them _____.

A. all B. each

C. none D. both

78. You will realize your dream _____.

A. the other day B. some day

C. in the days D. for a few days

79. _____ comes first will be served first.

A. Who B. Anybody

C. All that D. Whoever

80. _____ seems no need to hurry.

A. It B. That

C. There D. He

冠词部分

1. Some people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____ public places.

A. the; the B. /; /

C. the; / D. /; the

2. As we know, ____ knowledge is a must in ____ international trade today.

A. a; / B. the; an

C. the; the D. /;the

3. She is ____ newcomer to ____ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.

A. the; the B. the; /

C. a; / D. a; the

4. The boy led the blind man by ____ arm to cross ____ street.

A. an; the B. the; the

C. the ; a D. an; a

5. Sometimes ____ weak can defeat ____ strong.

A. /; / B. the; the

C. the; a D. /; the

6. He is ____ younger of the two brothers.

A. a B. the

C. / D. one

7. Land to ____ east of ____ Urals is call Asia.

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A. the; the B. /; the

C. /; / D. the; /

8. Take these chairs away; they are standing in ____ way.

A. one B. a

C. the D. this

9. Do you know ____ French for “hen”?

A. a B. an

C. the D. /

10. I like watching ____ TV and listen to ____ radio.

A. the; the B. /; /

C. the; / D. /; the

11. He has tried twice but is asked to have ____ third try.

A. another B. a

C. one D. the

12. There is ____ “n” in the word “north”.

A. an B. a

C. the D. /

13. ____ summer morning, Tom got up early and went fishing.

A. A B. One

C. The D. /

14. ____writer and ____ poet is coming to give us a talk this afternoon.

A. A; a B. The; the

C. The; a D. The; /

15. Mr. Brown was elected ____ head of our company.

A. a B. the

C. / D. one

16. A bookseller is ____ man who sells books.

A. one B. the

C. a D. /

17. Jack enjoys ____ music while his brother likes to go to ____ cinema.

A. /; / B. the; the

C. the; / D. /; the

18. I usually have ____ lunch at home but yesterday I had ____ good lunch at that restaurant.

A. /; a B. the; /

C. the; a D. the; the

19. He sleeps during ____ day and works at ____ night.

A. /; the B. the; /

C. /; / D. the; /

20. ____ Jacksons have come, We can begin our party now.

A. A B. One

C. The D. /

21. ____ page of the book is missing and ____ cover is torn.

A. the; a B. A; the

C. the; the D. a; a

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22. The Changjiang River is one of ____longest rivers in the world.

A. the B. a

C. many D. /

23. Your tie and mine are of ____ color.

A. same B. /

C. the D. a

24. It’s usually hot in ____ summer here, but in ____summer of 1992 it was quite cool.

A. the; the B. /; /

C. the; / D. /; the

25. China has many beautiful ____ lakes, including ____ West Lake.

A. /; / B. /; the

C. the; the D. /; a

26. Canada is between ____ Atlantic Ocean and ____ Pacific Ocean.

A. the; the B. a; a

C. the; a D. a; the

27. Father went to his doctor for ____ about his heart trouble.

A. advice B. an advice

C. advices D. the advice

28. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to ____ office?

A. the teacher’s B. the teachers’

C. teacher’s D. teachers’

29. Plastics is now used to take ____ of wood.

A. place B. a place

C. the place D. this place

30. Our teacher entered the classroom,____ book in ____ hand.

A. a; the B. the; a

C. a; a D. /; /

介词部分

1. The car is running ____ the speed of 120 kilometers an hour.

A. in B. with

C. at D. to

2. What he did was opposite ____ what he said.

A. at B. to

C. in D. for

3. I didn’t manage to do it ____ you explained now.

A. until B. unless

C. when D. as

4. Can you tell me the difference ____ the two words?

A. from B. in

C. among D. between

5. They found the boy crying ____ the corner of the street.

A. at B. in

C. by D. close

6. The monkey ____ the tree was eating the bananas ____ the tree.

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A. on; at B. at; in

C. on; in D. in; on

7. I was born ____ a cold evening in November.

A. in B. on

C. at D. by

8. It’s getting cold, Be careful your health.

A. for B. with

C. at D. about

9. ____ my way to school, I met with an old friend of mine.

A. At B. During

C. On D. In

10. Students in our school often go ____ field trips.

A. for B. at

C. in D. on

11. You can go there ____ my car.

A. by B. in

C. on D. at

12. Take this medicine and drink plenty of water, you’ll be fine ____ 3 days.

A. in B. after

C. later D. since

13. We were all disappointed ____ the news that their team had been beaten.

A. in B. on

C. for D. at

14. I’ve got tired ____ walking and want to have a rest.

A. of B. with

C. for D. at

15. The nurses in that hospital are very good ____ the patients there.

A. at B. for

C. to D. with

16. Sports and games are good ____ your health.

A. at B. for

C. to D. with

17. ____ all the subjects, he is best ____ English.

A. In; at B. of; in

C. In; in D. of; at

18. The old man took the boy ____ the hand and walked away.

A. at B. by

C. on D. of

19. The people there seized the thief ____ the collar and took him to the police station.

A. at B. on

C. of D. by

20. Don’t be angry ____ me, I meant no harm.

A. with B. in

C. on D. to

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21. I tried to phone him but couldn’t get ____ him.

A. to B. through

C. to through D. through to

22. Tom! You’re wanted ____ the phone.

A. in B. by

C. on D. from

23. He’s seriously ill, I wonder if he can live ____ Christmas.

A. to B. by

C. on D. through

24. Jack knows many other languages ____ English.

A. except B. besides

C. but D. except for

25. I know nobody there ____ Tom.

A. besides B. but

C. except for D. as well as

26. As we can see, the bridge is made ____ stone.

A. from B. by

C. for D. of

27. Bamboo can also be used ____ walking sticks.

A. as B. of

C. into D. from

28. The tailor made the silk material ____ a shirt.

A. for B. from

C. of D. into

29. I’m sure he’ll be back ____ the end of this year.

A. till B. by

C. from D. since

30. We shall have finished this course ____ the end of this term.

A. till B. by

C. since D. from

31. In those years they didn’t have enough money to live ____.

A. on B. in

C. with D. by

32. She had to make a living ____ washing clothes at that time.

A. on B. in

C. with D. by

33. Heaving a knock ____ the door, he hid himself ____ the door.

A. at; after B. on; behind

C. at; below D. on; under

34. Mr. Jackson devoted himself ____ teaching in the primary school.

A. to B. for

C. by D. as

35. I’m sorry I took your umbrella ____ mistake.

A. for B. about