2016年12月英语六级语法备考练习题及答案(八)

　　1. He ____have been nervous because he didn’t go straight in.

　　A. ought to B. must C. should D. had to

　　2. I am quite sure that I can ____ Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow.

　　A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say

　　3. Jean could be a very attractive girl but she____to her clothes.

　　A. pays no attention B. was paying no attention

　　C. paid no attention D. had paid no attention

　　4. When questioned by the interviewer, my mind went____, and I could

　　hardly remember my own date of birth.

　　A. blank B. dim C. faint D. vain

　　5. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in____again next spring.

　　A. assembly B. convention C. conference D. session

　　6. To drive a car safely, it is____good brakes.

　　A. essential with B. essential having

　　C. essential to have D. essential have

　　7. As I regard it, you can widen the ____ of these improvements through your active participation.

　　A. volume B. dimension C. magnitude D. scope

　　8. “Can you ride a horse?”

　　“No, I never had the chance ____.”

　　A. for learning

　　B. for learning how

　　C. how to learn it

　　D. to learn how

　　9. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm, they were forced to____ light for several days.

　　A. go over B. go in for C. go without D. go out

　　10. To survive in the intense market competition, we must____the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.

　　A. improve B. guarantee

　　C. gear D. enhance

　　11. “Maria has blisters in her boots.”

　　“She____walking such a long distance.”

　　A. was used not to B. used to

　　C. is not used to D. did not used to

　　12. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to ____dreams were likely to be highly respected.

　　A. impart B. inherit

　　C. interpret D. intervene

　　13. It was ____that we felt tired when we arrived.

　　A. a so long travel B. such a long travel

　　C. such a long journey D. such a so long journey

　　14.____his poor record in school, the board thinks that he sh

　　ould study hard.

　　A. In spite of B. In charge of

　　C. In view of D. In case of

　　15. “What authors do you like?”

　　“Shakespeare is____.”

　　A. favorite for me B. my favorite

　　C. for me the favorite D. the favorite of mine

　　16. We hadn’t expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was ____into darkness.

　　A. dived B. plunged

　　C. drowned D. dropped