English Exercises (Unit 5 定语从句)
1. Have you seen the film “Titanic”, ______ leading actor is world famous?
A. its B. it’s C. whose D. which
2. After living in Paris for fifty years, he returned to the small town ____ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
3. I shall never forget those years ______ I lived in the country with the farmers, ______ has a great effect on my life.
A. that; which B. when; which C. which; that D. when; that
4. In the office I never seem to have time until after 5:50 p.m., __ many people have got home.
A. whose time B. that C. on which D. by which
5. The gentleman ______ you told me yesterday proved to be a thief.
A. who B. about whom C. whom D. with whom
6. Is this the restaurant ______?\
A. which you work B. in which you work C. you work D. where you work in
7. The lake is man-made, ____ used to be a valley. A. which B. there C. where D. what
8. The manager had to go to Beijing on business on June 23, ______ happened to be his only son’s birthday.
A. when B. which C. that D. while
9. They had a son and two daughters, ______ live in this city.
A. all of them B. both of them C. everybody of whom D. all of whom
10. He finally spoke out his own idea, ______ made us feel quite disappointed.
A. what B. the one C. the one that D. that
11. There was a teapot shaped like a Chinese duck, out of ______ mouth the tea was supposed to come.
A. which B. that C. its D. whose
12. Mount Blanc, ______we visited last summer, is the highest mountain in Europe.
A. where B. that C. which D. what
13. He lent me $1,500 ______ I bought a diamond necklace for her.
A. by which B. in which C. on which D. with which
14. The Great Wall is the last place ______ Mr. Smith is going to visit before he leaves Beijing.
A. where B. which C. / D. what
15. It’s the playground ______ I picked up this jacket.
A. from which B. that C. from where D. where
16. Do you know the professor in ______ hometown we stayed?
A. which B. his C. whose D. whom
17. We saw the hill, and ________ there used to be a factory.
A. in front of which B. on the top of which C. at the foot of it D. from it
18. Have you ever been to Shanghai, ______ I left then years ago?
A. which B. where C. that D. when
19. I hope you will find this valley a beautiful place ______ you may spend your weekend.
A. which B. that D. when D. where
20. We had to delay the party till next week, _____ we would have something important to do.
A. when B. which C. while D. before
21. ______is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high schools in increasing.
A. Which B. As C. That D. It
22. ______ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A. It B. As C. That D. What
23. Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A. he explained B. what he explained C. how he explained D. why he explained
24. I think you will never find such a man ___ you described because he doesn’t seem to exist.
A. which B. that C. as D. what
25. John swims very well, but I don’t like the way ______ he always shows off in public.
A. which B. how C. when D. /
26. I’ll take you to the newly-opened museum ______ you may see ______you want.
A. which; that B. where; that C. in which; which D. where; what
27. We will go to the countryside at the beginning of June, ____ the summer harvest will start.
A. if B. when C. which D. while
28. Mr. Green will come to the party on Sunday, ______ he promised to every one of us.
A. when B. that C. where D. which
29. They stood at the window, ______ they could see ______ was happening in the street.
A. where; all B. which; all C. from where; what D. from which
30. Each player of chess is trying to trap the other player’s king into a position ______ escape is impossible.
A. when B. that C. in which D. from which
31. We hope the measures to control prices, ______ are taken by the government, will succeed.
A. as B. when C. since D. after
32. With the fast development of agriculture, the people ______ village I taught before have lived a happy life.
A. who B. whose C. in whose D. in which
33. I think you’ve got to the point ________a change is needed, otherwise you’ll fail.
A. when B. that D. where D. which
34. Qingdao is a beautiful city, ______ I’ll pay a six-day visit.
A. which B. where C. for which D. that
35. The Beatles, ______ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool.
A. for B. though C. as D. since
36. We should do more such exercises in the future, I think, ______ those we did yesterday.
A. as B. which C. that D. than
37. Mr. Green drove slowly on the way home until he reached the high way, ______ the speed limit was 60 miles per hour.
A. because B. which C. where D. that
38. It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, ______ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup.
A. that B. while C. which D. when
39. It was a meeting ________important I did not realize at that time.
A. that B. which C. its D. whose
40. We’ve tested one hundred types of boots, ______ is completely waterproof.
A. no one of which B. no one of them C. none of which D. none of them
Keys:
01—05 C B B D B 06—10 B A B D C 11—15 D C D C D
16—20 C C A D A 21—25 B B A C D 26—30 D B D C D
31—35 A C C B C 36—40 A C D D C