Noun Clauses
Subjunctive Mood
Reported Speech
Tenses
Surprise!
100

Perseverance is a kind of quality and that's ______ it takes to do anything well.

A. what    B. that    C. which   D. why

A. what

100

It is imperative that students _______ hardworking.

A. is       B. am 

C. are    D. be

D. be

100

Tara says she _____ to do her homework.

A. has       B. have

C. had      D. will have

A. has

100

—Madam, when is the next train?
—It ______ at 5 this evening.

A. was leaving       B. left

C. leaves                D. has left

C. leaves    

100

Many a famous pop star ______ in the concert tonight, so I'm looking forward to it very much.

A. are to perform     B. is performing

C. was performing    D. were to perform

B. is performing

200

No one knows ______ in the future.

A. what the world will be like

B. what will the world be like

C. what the world would be like

D. what would the world be like

A. what the world will be like

200

It is necessary that a college student ______ at least a foreign language.

A. master           B. masters     

C. mastered        D. will master

A. master

200

Ati told us that he _______ in Thailand before. 

A. has never lived    B. have never lived 

C. had never lived    D. will never have lived

C. had never lived

200

—Have you finished reading Jane Eyre?
—No, I _______ my homework all day yesterday.

A. was doing    B. would do

C. had done     D. do

A. was doing

200

If we ______ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.

A. take    B. had taken  C. took      D. have taken

B. had taken

300

—Is there any possibility ______ you could pick me up at the airport?
—No problem.

A. when     B. that    C. whether    D. what

B. that

300

Don't handle the vase as if it ______ made of steel.

A. is    B. were    C. has been        D. had been

B. were

300

"I am sorry. I didn't bring my homework to school today."

A. He apologised for not bringing his homework to school that day.

B. He apologised to bring his homework to school that day.

C. He said that he was sorry and that he forgot to bring his homework to school today.

D. He said sorry and forgot to bring his homework to school that. 

A. He apologised for not bringing his homework to school that day.

300

When walking down the street, I came across David, who I ______ for years.

A. didn't see     B. haven't seen

C. hadn't seen   D. wouldn't see

C. hadn't seen

300

If it ______ for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now.

A. had not been      B. should not be

C. were not to be     D. should not have been

A. had not been

400

It remains to be seen ______ the newly formed committee's policy can be put into practice.

A. that     B. which      C. what       D. whether

D. whether

400

It is crucial that the employees ___________ about the new regulations.

A. notify               B. be notified

C. should notify    D. being notified

B. be notified

400

I said, "I don't think you should see the dentist this week." Choose two appropriate answers:

A. I suggested not to go to see the dentist this week.

B. I suggested to postpone your visit to the dentist this week.

C. I suggested postponing your visit to the dentist.

D. I suggested that you postpone your visit to the dentist.

C. I suggested postponing your visit to the dentist.

D. I suggested that you postpone your visit to the dentist.

400

—Can I call you back at two o'clock this afternoon?
—I'm sorry, but by then I ______ to Beijing. How about five?

A. fly                      B. will fly

C. will be flying       D. am flying

C. will be flying

400

It is not always easy for the public to see ______ use a new invention can be of to human life.

A. whose    B. which    C. what    D. that


C. what

500

Was it at the end of the exploration ______ you discovered the evidence ______ the monsters used to exist in the lake?

A. which; which   B. that; that

C. where; that    D. that; which

B. that; that

500

The doctor insisted that I ______ a high fever and that I ______ a rest for a few days.

A. had; had     B. have; have

C. had; have   D. have; had

C. had; have

500

I advised him ______ anything to the meeting room.

A. that he didn't bring    B. that he should bring

C. not to bring               D. to not bring

C. not to bring

500

Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he ______ jobs by a dozen computer companies.

A. has offered        B. has been offered

C. had offered        D. had been offered

D. had been offered

500

So quickly is science and technology advancing ______ is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.

A. that which     B. which      C. what     D. that what

D. that what  

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