Unit 24
I. 完形填空
Mr Brain sent his congratulation on Zheng Jie’s successful concert which __1__wonderfully well. Mr Brain __2__Zheng Jie in the newspaper __3__decided to come and hear him __4__. He travelled many miles to attend the __5__. He was glad that he had made the effort because Zheng Jie played beautifully __6__the piano. Zheng Jie had __7__idea of setting up a music __8__and this would __9__a lot of support. And he was __10__to have known Mr Brain __11__was a businessman. For Brain’s family used to __12__a lot of money in the nineteenth century __13__making children work 16 hours __14__in their factories. Although he still __15__large interests in business, Mr brain was always looking for __16__to make life __17__for some of the children in the world. He wrote a __18__for Zheng Jie, __19__that Zheng Jie would use it to start his music school in the near future.
1. A. went B. came C. attended D. was
2. A. heard from B. talked about C. read about D. knew about
3. A. to B. and C. but D. which
4. A. to play B. play C. played D. to be played
5. A. meeting B. party C. engagement D. concert
6. A. with B. by C. on D. at
7. A. ´ B. an C. a D. the
8. A. school B. concert hall C. factory D. group
9. A. want B. need C. hope D. ask
10. A. interested B. pleased C. lucky D. excited
11. A. who B. as C. it D. he
12. A. make B. pay C. have D. give
13. A. in B. with C. to D. by
14. A. one day B. a day C. some day D. week
15. A. had B. was C. lost D. showed
16. A. possibilities B. chances C. plans D. ideas
17. A. easier B. easy C. easiest D. the easiest
18. A. letter B. cheque C. note D. book
19. A. saying B. making C. explaining D. hoping
II. 短文改错
Bob was very musical child who spent a 1. ___
lot of time practise the piano. He made great 2. ___
progress. He begged his parents borrow a
pi- 3.
___
ano, so he could practise more and more. Lat- 4.
___
er, he persuaded them to send him Paris 5. ___
which he studied for five years and joined a 6. ___
group of musicians. He earned very little 7. ___
money that he didn’t have to pay tax. He 8. ___
liked to help young people who were into 9.
___
trouble, though he himself was often out of
the work. 10. ___
III. Exercise for grammar:
1. --- I usually go there by train.
--- Why not ___ by boat for a change?
A. try going B. tying to go C. to try going D. to try and go
2. Do you think it any good ___ again?
A. to try B. trying D. try D. to be tried
3. Mary said that she wouldn’t mind ____ alone at home.
A. leaving B. leave C. to be left D. being left
4. ____ who she was, the salesgirl was rude to her.
A. Realizing not B. Having not realizing C. Not being realized D. Not realizing
5. The parents were ___ with their ___ son.
A. disappointed, disappointed B. disappointing, disappointing
C. disappointing, disappointed D. disappointed, disappointing
6. He suggested ___ a talk with the manager but I thought the manager’s expression suggested that
he ____ to the plan.
A. have, would not agree B. to have, not agree C. having, not agree D. having, didn’t agree
7. I delayed ___ your letter because I had been away for a week.
A. answering B. writing C. to post D. to sending
8. Seeing the teacher ___ the classroom, the boy pretended ___ English.
A. walk in, to read B. entering, to be reading C. coming in, reading D. to go to, to have read
9. How much time does the pianist spend ___ piano each day?
A. practising playing the B. to practise to play the C. to practise playing D. practising to play
10. ___ his manners, he put his feet up to the desk.
A. Forgotten B. Being forgetting C. Forgetting D. To forget
11. --- You should say sorry to your sister.
--- Yes, I regret ___ with her.
A. quarrelling B. to quarrel C. qurrelled D. to be quarrelled
12. During the year, the president turned his attention to ___ agriculture.
A. improve B. improving C. improved D. improvement
13. ---Do you feel like ___ there or shall we take a bus?
--- I’d like to walk. But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather you ___ a taxi.
A. walking, hire B. to walk, hire C. to walk, hired D. walking, hired
14. --- Do you ask him to join in the work?
--- No, they often help others without ___.
A. be asking B. being asked C. to ask D. asked
15. ___ the picture, she couldn’t help ___.
A. Seen, laughed at B. Seeing, laughing C. Seen, laughing D. Being seen, to laugh
16. It was no use ___ that I had not seen him, so I stopped ___ and turned to him.
A. to pretend, to walk B. pretend, walking C. pretending, to walk D. pretending, walking
17. Is the bus driver used to ___ in all kinds of weather?
A. drive b. driving C. drove D. be driving
18. ___ made us disappointed.
A. Her not coming back B. Not her coming back
C. She didn’t come back D. She not coming back
19. Before ___, you must check the machines.
A. using them B. having used C. use them D. being used
20. I remember ___ the letter when I went home from the factory.
A. to post B. posted C. posting D. post
21. ___ is of little matter to me.
A. He will come or not B. If or not her comes
C. that he comes or not D. Whether he comes or not
22. The question is ___ can be put into practice.
A. how you have learned B. how what you have learned
C. how that you have learned D. that why you have learned
23. That he is injured in the car accident is ___ he was not here yesterday.
A. which B. why C. when D. that
24. The laboring people want to make ___ clear ___ they do an important and necessary
work for the government.
A. that, that B. that, this C. that, is D. it , that
Key:
I. 1-5 ACBBD 6-10 CBABC 11-15 AADBA 16-19 BABD
II. 1 was ^ a 2 practise --- practising 3 parents ^ to 4 / 5 him ^ to 6 which --- where 7 very --- so 8 tax --- taxes 9 into --- in 10 the\
III. 1-5 AADDD 6-10 DABAC 11-15 ABDBB 16-20 DBAAC 21 –24DABD