Grammar Quiz (1) - Pre-SUEC English (1)

​GRAMMAR QUIZ (1)

​UEC ENGLISH WITH MISS ENG

Multiple Choice

1.    I have to see a doctor because I have __________.

• stomachache

• a stomachache

​I have to see a doctor because I have A STOMACHACHE.

Countable Ailments: ​
a fever / a sore throat / a cough / a runny nose / a headache / an earache
/ a stomachache...

Multiple Choice

2.    Jane looked up _____________ when I shouted.

• with surprise

• in surprise

Jane looked up IN SURPRISE when I shouted.

In surprise = 惊讶地 (adverb phrase)

Multiple Choice

3.    His grandfather has been ____________ for more than ten years.

• dead

• died

His grandfather has been DEAD for more than ten years.

dead = adjective, used before a noun / after "be" e.g. The dead man / He is dead.

died = verb - simple Past / V3
e.g. He died last year. / He has died.

Multiple Choice

4.    The song was so __________ that she did not hear the telephone ring.

• enjoying

• enjoyable

The song was so ENJOYABLE that she did not hear the telephone ring.

enjoyable = adjective of "enjoy" 令人愉快的

Multiple Choice

5.    My neighbour ___________ be a doctor, but now he is a businessman who sells health supplements.

• used to

• is used to

My neighbour USED TO be a doctor, but now he is a businessman who sells health supplements.

used to = 以前是 + Bare-infinitive (V1)

be used to = 习惯于 + Gerund (v + ing)
e.g. He is used to staying up late.

Multiple Choice

6.    ____________ too many sweets is bad for your teeth. 

• Eat

• Eating

EATING too many sweets is bad for your teeth.

Subject = Noun / Gerund (v+ing)

Multiple Choice

7.    I think you had better ____________ this matter to the police.

• report

• to report

I think you had better REPORT this matter to the police.

had better / 'd better = 最好
+ Bare-infinitive (V1)

Multiple Choice

8.    _____________ your brother speak English well?

• Is

• Does

DOES your brother speak English well？

Simple Present (Question Form):
Do / Does (subject) + V1

Multiple Choice

9.    The girls in the class always cooperate with ____________.

• each other

• one another

The girls in the class always cooperate with ONE ANOTHER.

one another = 多个之间
each other = 两个之间
e.g. The two girls had not known each other until last year.

Multiple Choice

10.    Who is __________ lady sitting beside Ms. Eng?

• that

• those

Who is THAT lady sitting beside Ms. Eng?

that = 那一个 + Singular Noun
those = 那一些 + Plural Noun
e.g. Those ladies live and work in New York.