Unit 4 Making the news Grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．He is ________this house while that house is ________his elder sister.

A．in possession of；in possession of

B．in the possession of；in possession of

C．in possession of；in the possession of

D．in the possession of；in the possession of

答案　C

解析　(be) in possession of表示"拥有......"，其主语通常为表示人的名词或代词；(be) in the possession of表示"为......所有"，其主语通常为表示物的名词或代词。

2．It was________ who suggested that he ________to New York in order to get a direct flight.

A．her；went B．her；go

C．she；went D．she；go

答案　D

解析　题干属于强调句型，所强调的是主从复合句中主句的主语，所以第一空要用she；suggest表示"建议"，后接宾语从句时，从句的谓语要用"(should＋) 动词原形"。

3．To our________，the boss wasn't ________at the ________news at all.

A．astonishment；astonished；astonished

B．astonishment；astonished；astonishing

C．astonish；astonished；astonishing

D．astonishment；astonishing；astonished

答案　B

解析　to one's astonishment意为"令人震惊的是"；be astonished at意为"对......感到震惊"；the astonishing news意为"令人震惊的消息"。

4．The new method Mr. Wang has been devoted to________ effective.

A．is proved B．to prove

C．being proved D．proves

答案　D

解析　"prove"作为连系动词时，没有被动语态。prove effective构成系表结构。"Mr. Wang