中級文法TEST 9～10

1.      The man whose head had been shot was as ___ as dead.

A.         good

B.         well

C.         much

D.         ever

ps. as good as 和….一樣，幾乎(almost)

2.      Let's walk a little faster ____ we should be late for school.

A.         fear

B.         unless

C.         lest

D.         so that

ps.  that

       so that            + S + V.  以便於 

       in order that

       lest

        in case that        +  S + (should ) + V. 以免

        for fear that

3.      That is the restaurant ____ the Italian food was extremely good.

A.         that

B.         which

C.         at which

D.         on which

ps.  That is the restaurant at which the Italian…

  = That is the restaurant where the Italian…

4.      ____ that in August, 1984, my work obliged me to go to Japan.

A.         Happening was

B.         That happened

C.         I happened

D.         It happened

ps. It happens that 碰巧 = It chances that

   It follows that 由此推斷

5.      He is much happier now than _____.

A.         ever before

B.         never before

C.         before ever

D.         before never

ps. than ever before 比以前  ever用來加強before語氣

6.      The baseball game had ____ started when it began to rain.

A.         sooner

B.         rarely

C.         seldom

D.         scarcely

ps. S + had +  scarcely + p.p +  when + S +過去式v

             hardly         before

= S + had no sooner + p.p + that + S + 過去式v

= As soon as + S. + 過去式v , S+過去式v

7.      It was so cold this afternoon that ____ anybody went swimming.

A.         hardly

ps. hardly anybody = almost nobody 幾乎沒有人

8.      I am no ___ able to operate this machine than he is

A.         far

B.         much

C.         very

D.         more

ps. He is no more a god than we are.

 = He is not a god any more than we are.

9.      My father is said to _____ really hard in his youth.

A.         to have worked

ps. 不定詞的完成式 to have worked 表比主要動作is said早發生

        is said to 聽說 

10.  We suffered from ____ troubles.

A.         a great many

ps. a great many + 複數N

=  a good many + 複數N

＝ many a  + 單數 N