2014年小学英语教师招聘考试冲刺题一
Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the ONE ANSWER that best completes the sentence．
（ ）1．—Have you heard the latest news？
—No，What _________？
A．is it
B．is there
C．are they
D．are those
（ ）2．—The last one ________ pays the meal．
—Agreed!
A．arrived
B．arrives
C．to arrive
D．arriving
（ ）3．We _________ so as not to wake the roommates．
A．whispered
B．moaned
C．grunted
D．muttered
（ ）4．Some pre school children go to a day care center，_________ they learn simple games and songs．
A．then
B．there
C．while
D．where
（ ）5．_________ nothing more to discuss，the CEO got to his feet，said goodbye and left the meeting room．
A．There was
B．Being
C．There being
D．As there being
（ ）6．I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _________ there several years ago．
A．are going
B．had been
C．went
D．have been
（ ）7．“Why didn't Tom come to the party last night？”“He _________ not have wanted to see me．”
A．should
B．would
C．could
D．might
（ ）8．Although he is only 5 years old，he has _________ aimagination．
A．furtive
B．fertile
C．frank
D．furious
（ ）9．The manager suggested an earlier date _________ the meeting．
A．on
B．for
C．about
D．with
（ ）10．Now many people buy _________ Christmas trees instead of real ones．
A．false
B．fake
C．sham
D．artificial
（ ）11．Could you give me a hint without _________ the answer？
A．giving off
B．giving away
C．giving up
D．giving in
（ ）12．The flowers were so lovely that they _________ in no time．
A．sold
B．had been sold
C．were sold
D．would sell
（ ）13．After a number of disagreements with the committee，the chairman was determined to _________．
A．retire
B．withdraw
C．retreat
D．resign
（ ）14．We all can't _________ why she married a man like this．
A．reason out
B．figure out
C．make believe
D．take in
（ ）15．“Goodbye，then，” she said，without even _________ from her book．
A．looking down
B．looking up
C．looking away
D．looking on
（ ）16．Between the two generations，it is often not _________ their age，their education that causes misunderstanding．
A．like
B．as
C．or
D．but
（ ）17．—It’s a long time since I saw my sister．
—_________ her this weekend？
A．Why not visit
B．why not to visit
C．Why not visiting
D．Why don't visit
（ ）18．—Can you read the sign，sir？ No smoking allowed in the lift!
—_________ ．
A．Never mind
B．Don't mention it
C．Sure，I don't smoke
D．Pardon me
（ ）19．Mary’s close _________ to her sister made people mistake them for one another．
A．accuracy
B．membership
C．probability
D．resemblance
（ ）20．_________ to the question of refreshments，I should think lemonade and sandwiches will be enough．
A．Prior
B．As
C．Due
D．According
（ ）21．As is known to us all，_________ life in_________ modern world is easier in some ways than_________ life our grandparents
