九年级英语单项选择练习题
1. English _____ in many countries, but Chinese ______ their own language.
A. is spoken, speaks
B. speaks, is spoken
C. is spoken, speak
D. is spoken, is spoken
2. Don’t worry! I’m sure you’ll _______ your classmates if you are kind and frien dly to them.
A. catch up with
B. get on well with
C. agree with
D. make friend with
3. —What would you do _____broken eggs？—I would ask my parents to pay for them____ me．A．about；to B．for；to C．like；to D．with；for
4. A third of the population of the city _____ their own cars.
A, has B. have C. had D. is
5. --- How do you like this TV play? --- _________
A. It’s wonderful
B. What about you?
C. Yes, I like it
D. No, I don’t like it at all
6. --- Your sister isn’t a nurse, is she ? --- ______. She teaches English in a middle school.
A. Yes, she is
B. No, she isn’t
C. Yes, she isn’t
D. No, she is
7. --- When shall we meet again, this afternoon or tonight? --- I don’t mind. _______ time is OK.
A. Either
B. Every
C. Neither
D. Both
8. Meimei's handwriting is better than any other ______ in his class.
A. students
B. students
C. student's
D. students'
9. --- Tom and Jack? I didn’t believe they could do the work. --- ________, but they really did it well.
A. So did I
B. So I didn’t
C. Neither did I
D. Me too
10. The conductor kept _______ hot water to us. A. give B. bring C. taking D. giving
11. --- Where do you think _________ he __________ the TV set? --- Sorry. I have no idea.
A. /, bought
B. has, bought
C. did, buy
D. did, bought
12. --- Listen! Somebody is singing in the next room. Who ____ is be? Is it Wei Fang?
--- No. It _______ be her. She is at school now.
A. will, may not
B. must, mustn’t
C. may, can’t
D. may, won’t
13. The TV needs _______. A. to repair B. repaired C. being repaired D. to be repaired
14. The text was very long and he found it _________ in such a short time.
A. easy to learn
B. difficult learn
C. difficult to learn
D. difficult learning
15. Can we ___ this magazine for two hours？A．borrow B．lend C．keep D．lent
16. --- I called you at about half past eight last night, but nobody answered.
--- Oh, I __ in my office at that time.
A. will work
B. was working
C. worked
D. had worked
17. She has been in Hangzhou for ten years. Hangzhou has become her second _____
A. family
B. house
C. home
D. room
18. That’s very kind _______ you. I know it’s very hard ________ you to do that.
A. of, for
B. for, of
C. for, for
D. of, of
19. --- Throwing frisby looks very easy, Han Mei. I want ____. --- Come on, please.
A. try
B. a go
C. to have a look
D. to make it
20. In the bookshop, a reader asked the shopkeeper _____ Who Moved My Cheese was an interesting book.
A. that
B. how
C. what
D. if
21. We’ll have a ______ holiday. What about going to Shanghai?
A. two days
B. two-day
C. two-days
D. two-days’
22. --- Hello. May I speak to Mike? --- _________. Please call back later.
A. Wait a minute
B. Hold on for a moment
C. Speaking
D. Sorry, he is out
23. The sign “No smoking” can be seen____________
A. in a hospital
B. at home
C. in a cinema
D. both A and C
24. Would you please _________ it in English? A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk
25. I’d like to know ___________
A. when will he give back the tape
B. whether has he received higher education
C. that he has been busy
D. whether she will join in our English Evening
26. This kind of T-shirt is ______.
A. easily worn out
B. easy worn out
C. easy to worn out
D. easily to be worn out
27. Jim’s father said to him, “I hope you ______ what I ______ you to buy.
A. didn’t fo rget, told
B. not to forget, have told
C. won’t forget, have told
D. haven’t forgotten, will tell
28. English people ______ use Mr. before a man’s first name.
A. never
B. usually
C. often
D. sometimes
29. --- Will you be back ________ five in the afternoon? --- I’m not sure, maybe later than that.
A. in
B. before
C. for
D. until
30. --- Do you like Jane’s new skirt?
-- Yes, very much. I’ll ask mum to buy ________ for me.
A. one
B. it
C. the other
D. a
31. The building ________ all elderly university teachers prefer looks so beautiful.
A. how
B. where
C. which
D. what
32. _________ high the kites are flying! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
33. --- My computer is broken. ________? --- Sure.
A. Let me help you
B. Can you give me a hand
C. Can I help you
D. Can you give me a help
34. Hurry up, ________ you will miss the first train. A. and B. then C. but D. or
35. --- How about the match you watched last night? --- Oh, it’s a very ____ one
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excite
D. to excite
36. Can you tell the answers _______ these questions? A. about B. for C. to D. on
37. --- Stop _____. Let’s begin our class. --- OK. We’ll stop ______ to you.
A. to talk, to listen
B. to talk, listening
C. talking, to listen
D. talking, listening
38. --- Could you tell me when the building _________? --- Sorry, I don’t know.
A. will be built
B. would be built
C. will build
D. would build
39. The boy ______ to school ______ he was nine years old.
A. went, if
B. didn’t go, until
C. won’t go, when
D. will go, if
40. --- Look, Tom is always staying _____. Do you know why?
--- Oh, he’s a man of _____ words.
A. alone, little
B. lonely, few
C. lonely, little
D. alone, few
41. I think Hangzhou is one of ________ in China
A. more beautiful cities
B. most beautiful cities
C. the most beautiful cities
D. the most beautiful city
42. There _________ a sports meeting next Saturday.
A. is going to have
B. are going to have
C. is going to be
D. are going to be
43. --- Have you decided yet? --- Yes, I want to take this job and I ______ change my mind.
A. mustn’t
B. can’t
C. won’t
D. may not
44. These coats are different _____ size A．from B．of C．to D．in
45. The days are short, _______ it is in December. A. because B. for C. goes D. want
46. — Will you ______ me a story? —OK. Shall I ______ it in English or in Chinese?
A. tell, tell
B. speak, tell
C. tell, speak
D. tell, say
47. The lady is always _______ in white at the party. A. wearing B. dressing C. worn D. dressed
48. They _______ 3000 English words by the end of next month.
A. learned
B. had learned
C. will learn
D. have learned
49. —Do you know the differences _____ the three words？—Sorry．I don't know．
A．among B．between C．with D．about
50. She doesn’t know the school, but it’s_____ to be quite a goo d one. A. told B. spoken C. talked D. said
51. The post office is not far from here. It’s only ten ______ by bike.
A. minute
B. min utes
C. minute’s
D. minutes’
52. The man hit____．A．her face B．her on her face C．her in the face D．her in her face．
53. Lucy, ______ all your things on the desk. A. puts away B. put away C. takes away D. take away
54. —(At the doctor’s) It’s nothing ser ious, doctor? — No, ______.
A. you’ll be all right soon
B. You won’t be all right soon
C. There’s some trouble with you
D. It’s very serious
55. We can’t buy ______ much mutton with ______ little money.
A. so, much
B. such, so
C. so, so
D. such, such
56. —Need he come a little earlier? — Yes, he ______. A. can B. must C. need D. needn’t
57. There is___ “W” in the word “woman”, and __ “M” is the third letter of the word.
A. a; an
B. an; /
C. an; the D .a; the
58. --- I’m sorry I forgot to give the CDs bac k to Jim. --- _____. He wanted to show them to his classmates.
A. Not yet
B. I’m really not sure
C. Oh, that’s too bad
D. No hurry
60. The flowers in your garden _____ a pleasant smell. A. give off B. give up C. give back D. give in 59.
61. Nobaby noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to _______.
A. put out
B. turn out a C .give out D. go out
62. A fool has gained nothing from the time ______, for he ______ nothing.
A. passing; has paid
B. passed; has been paid
C. passing; has been paid
D. passed; has paid
63. —Have you ever heard ____ Mr. Green，your new headmaster？—Yes，just a little．He's rather strict．A．from B．of C．through D．out
64. ______ Shouguang today is more beautiful now. Mr. Jackson said he would visit it ______ fourth time.
A. The; /
B. The; the
C. /; a
D. The; a
65. Today some newly-produced mobile phones can take pictures ______ a camera.
A. as
B. for
C. like
D. of
66. John plays football ______, if not better than David. A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as
67. --- Is your camera like Bill’s and Ann’s? --- No, but it’s as same as ________
A. her
B. yours
C. them
D. their
68. --- _______terrible weather we’ve been having these days!
A. How a
B. What a
C. How
D. What
69. --- Are you going there with us ? --- If Mary wants to go, ________
A. I also go
B. so do I
C. so will I
D. so I will
70. What do you think of his surfing? Oh, no one does ______.
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. best
71. --- Do you know ________ man in blue? --- Yes. He is our English teacher, Mr. Wang.
A. the
B. an
C. a
D. /
72. I’m afraid I won’t come ______ 7 and 9. I will be at work then.
A. until
B. between
C. during
D. for
73. In our country every boy and every girl ______ the right to education.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
74. These Germans want to have some __ for supper, so they decide to catch ______ now.
A. fish; many
B. fishes; much
C. fish; much
D. fishes; many
75. The old men who gave away lots of money ______ highly of at yesterday’s meeting.
A. spoke
B. spoken
C. was spoken
D. were spoken
76. It is in 1960 ______ Chinese first put out flag on Mount Qomolangma.
A. when
B. that
C. which
D. in which
77. There are four pairs of socks to ______, but the woman doesn’t know ______ to buy.
A. choose from; which
B. choose from; what
C. choose; which
D. choose ;what
78. Tom has grown _____ enough to take care of ______
A. tall, him
B. tall, himself
C. old, him
D. old, himself
79. ______ children there are in a family, _______ their life will be.
A. The less, the better
B. The fewer, the better
C. Fewer, richer
D. More, poorer
80. The room ______ as a meeting room.
A. used to being used
B. was used to being used
C. used to be used
D. was used to be used
81. The boy was seen ____ the piano at 9 yesterday evening. A. to play B. play C. playing D. played
82. Last month Miss Han ______ a doctor.
A. married with
B. married to
C. was married with
D. got married to
83. —______ a year does your school have sports meeting? —Twice a year.
A .How often B. How soon C. How long D. How many times
84. It’s time for Meimei and ______ to the Palace Museum. A.I going B.I to go C. me going D. me to go
85. The number of people who _____ cars of their own is increasing. A. has B. have C. there is D. there are
86. Could you give me ______ second chance please? A. an B. / C. the D. a
87. The mother wished the twins to be doctors. But __ of them liked to study medicine.
A. none
B. both
C. either
D. neither
88. That woman has a bag in her right hand. What’s in her ______ hand?
A. another
B.other
C. one
D. the other
89. Is that book ______ he borrowed on Friday? A. that B. which C. the one D. who
90. I’ll never forge t the days ______ we spent together in the country.
A. which
B. on which
C. when D, on that
91. I will spend as much time as I ______ the lesson.
A. can go over
B. can to go over
C. can going over
D. go over
92. —Has Jack finished his homework yet? —I’ve no idea, But he ______ it the whole afternoon.
A. would do
B. was doing
C. did
D. had done
93. — Have you ______ your father recently? —No. He doesn’t often write to me.
A. heard about
B. heard of
C. heard from
D. got from
94. The family __ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had happened at ______.
A. were sitting; Mr. Brown
B. were sitting;Mr. Brown’s
C. was sitting; Mr. Brown
D. was sitting; Mr. Brown’s
95. She ______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked for
B. looked up
C. looked after
D. looked like
96. It was so cold that the travelers had the fire ______ all the night.
A. burning
B. to burn
C. burn
D. burnt
97. I haven’t got a chair ______. Will you make room for me?
A. to sit
B. to sit in
C. for sitting
D. sitting on
98. We don’t allow ______ in this room.
A. smoking
B. to smoke
C. people smoking
D. people to smoking
99. —______ the sports meeting might be put off. — Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I’ve been told
B. I’ve told
C. I’m told
D.I told
100. There ____ no hurry, need there? A. need be B. need to be C. doesn’t D. needs
101．I think Tom is ______ honest．A．a B．an C．the D．×
102. If this jacket is not yours, ________ can it be? A. what else B. who else C. what else’s D. who else’s 103. Would you please say it ________？I still can't follow you．
A．loudly B．slowly C．more loudly D．more slowly
104. —Do you like the material?—Yes, it ______very soft. Ａ．is feeling Ｂ．felt Ｃ．feels Ｄ．is felt
105. My English is very poor．I_____ maths _____ English．
A．prefer；to B．like；than C．learn；than D．have；by
106. —Can you speak English？—Yes，but only____．A．little B．a little C．few D. a few 107. —When shall we meet again？—Make it ____day you like，it’s all the same to me．
A．one B．another C．some D．any
108. The schools in China are different from_____．
A．America schools B．that of America C．America D．those in America
109. Hur ry up, Don’t have your friend ______too long . A. waiting B. to wait C. waiting for D. wait for
110. ______the villagers have seen the monster with their own eyes .
A. Hundreds of
B. Two hundred
C. Two hundred of
D. Two hundreds of
111. The doctors are busy doing what they can _______the dying man .
A. saving
B. save
C. to save
D. saves
112. I often spend as much as I can ______ my lessons .
A. prepare
B. to prepare
C. preparing
D. have prepared
113. Which do you enjoy ______your spare time, playing cards at home or taking a walk in the park?
A. spending
B. to spend
C. having spent
D. to have spent
114. — Will you come to the dinner party? —I won’t come unless Jenny ______
A. will be invited
B. can be invited
C. invited
D. is invited
115. He’s still not understood by his close friend although he has said sorry to him, ______?
A. hasn’t he
B. has he
C. isn’t he
D. is he
116. His bag is nicer than _______ in his class.
A, any other student B. the other students’ C. any other students D. any student’s
117. I found my black cat in_____ room.
A. Jim and Mike
B. Jim and Mike's
C. Jim's and Mike's
D. Jim's and Mike
118. Three months ________ a long time for me. A. is B. are C. have D. has
119. Bob is _____ of the two boys. Mary is _______ of the three girls.
A. tall, short
B. taller, the shorter
C. tallest, the shortest
D. the taller, the shortest
120. ______ the end of last term, they ______ 500 new words.
A. By; had learned
B. At; would
C. Since; learned
D. During; have learned
121. After the sports meeting, I was not _____ tired, so I went to bed early. A. a bit B. much C. too D. a little 122. I don't think the suit ______ you, _______ it ?
A. is fit; do
B. fits; does
C. is fit for; don’t
D. fits for; doesn't
123. He wanted to buy a blue shirt and _________ .A. so did he B. so he does C. so he did D. so does he 124. Jane sings very well, and ________.
A. so did her sister
B. so does her sister
C. her sister does so
D. so does her sisters
125. How tall is the tree ? It's _______ .
A. ten meters tall
B.ten-meter tall
C.ten-meter tall
D.ten-meters tall
126. We'll have a _________ holiday, what about going to Huang Shan ?
A. seven days
B. seven day
C. seven-day
D. seven-days
127. --- We find the exercise difficult ______ without the help of the teacher. --- I think so.
A. to be doing
B. to do
C. to do it
D. of doing
128. They all _____ me good luck when I leave for Shanghai. A. hope B.wish C. want D. like
129. No one told us ________, so we need your help.
A. how to do it
B. what to do it
C. how should we do
D. what should we do
130. China ______ a lot in the ______ ten years.
A. was changed; first
B. changed; past
C. has changed; last
D. has changed; next
131. ________ it is today!
A. What fine weather
B. What a fine weather
C. How a fine weather
D. How fine a weather
132. This class ________ now. Miss Gao teaches them.
A. are studying
B. is studying
C. be studying
D. studying
133. There are many trees on ________ side of the street. A. either B. any C. all D. both
134. He hasn’t heard from his friend __________ last month. A. since B. by the end of C. For D. until
135. Jane said she would come here _____ 9:00 to 9:30 tomorrow morning.
A. from
B. At
C. between
D. around
136. The population of the world in 20th century became very much ___ than that in 19th.
A. bigger
B. larger
C. greater
D. more
137. _________ going to England by air next week.
A. The Green family are
B. The Greens family are
C. The Green's family are
D. Green family are
138.They don't know ______their parents are. A that B what C why D which
139. If he ___ at eight, we___, too. A. leave; do B. leaves; will C. will leave; will D. is leaving; are
140. Look at the clouds. ___. A. It's going to rain B. It'll be raining C. It will be rained D. It will rain
141. ___the Blacks ___TV at seven yesterday?A. Did; watch B. Are, watching C. Were; watching D. Do; watch 142. —Excu se me. Look at the sign: “NO SMOKING!” —Sorry, I ___ it.
A. don't see
B. didn't see
C. haven't seen
D. won't see
143. She was ___ her early twenties when she went abroad. A. at B. on C. of D. in
144. Please turn to___. Let's read the text aloud.
A. Page Two
B. the page two
C. second page
D. page second 145.
146. There ___ an English evening on December 18.
A. are going to have
B. will be
C. will have
D. is going to have
147. Here___. A. comes the bus B. the bus comes C. does the bus come D. coming the bus
148. Tom always comes late ____ school. A. at. B. inside C. to D. for
149. _____ of us felt very tired but quite happy after _____ sports meeting.
A. Everyone, a two days’
B. Every one, the two days
C. Every one, the two-day
D. None, a two-day
150. H e’s lived here ____ 1980. A. after B. in C. from D. since
151.After a short break he went on _____. A. to speak B. speak .C. speaking D. spoken
152. —Could I use your bike？—Yes，of course you _____. A. can B. could C. must D. will
153. —Would you like ___ some fruit? —No thanks. I don't feel like _____ anything now.
A. to have, to eat
B. having, to eat
C. having, eating
D. to have, eating
154. —English is ___difficult subject. I even want to drop it. —You'd better not. I'll help you it.
A. quite a, with
B. a quite, with
C. a very, for
D. very a, with
155.When you have difficulties in the study of English, you can ____ Li Ming for help.
A. turn over
B. turn for
C. turn to
D. turn up
156.Our teachers always tell us _______ too much time playing video games.
A. not to spend
B. not to cos t
C. don’t spend
D. not to take
157. Jane goes to Paris to spend her holiday _________.
A. each other year
B. other each year
C. every other year
D. other every year
158. --- Your father hasn’t given up smoking, has he? --- _____, he smokes _____ now.
A. Yes, no more
B. No, no more
C. Yes, any more
D. No, any more
159. --- What is your mother like? ---________.
A. She likes reading novels
B. She is feeling better
C. She is a doctor
D. She is tall and beautiful
160. It was ________ that she went out for a swim.
A. so a fine weather
B. such a fine weather
C. so fine weather
D. such fine weather
161. The city is _______ it was ten years ago.
A. three times as big as
B. three times so larger than
C. as three times larger than
D. larger three times than 161. The students talked about the persons and things _______ they remembered.
A. which
B. whom
C. that
D. who
162. Jack didn’t study hard at English. _______, he failed to pass the exam.
A. As a result
B. To the end
C. Instead
D. First of all
163. We can use the short-wave radio to ________ the program of BBC English.
A. pick off
B. pick up
C. stay at
D. set up
164. If anyone in the school is ill, Mr. White is always ______.
A. sent
B. sent for
C. sent up
D. sent out
165. No one can be sure _______ in a million years.
A. what man will look like
B. what will man look like
C. how man will look like
D. how will man look like
166. I was reading a newspaper ________ I heard someone __________ my name.
A. when, to call
B. while, calling
C. when, calling
D. while, to call
167. She has not decided what events _________.
A. to enter for
B. to enter
C. she enters for
D. she enters
168. I felt greatly _________ to hear he had been dead for a week.
A. in surprise
B. to be surprised
C. surprised
D. surprising
169. It’s ________ noisy in the meeting-room to hear what the speaker ________.
A. very, spoke
B. too, told
C. quite, speak
D. too, said
170. That’s ____ phone. Everyone likes it a lot.
A. a quite small
B. so small a
C. such small a
D. very a small
171. We can use computers ____ sending E-mails. A. of B. in C. for D. to
173. It ____ a long time since we met last time. A. is B. was C. are D. were
174. Mary prefers ____ a bike to ____ a bus. A. ride, take B. take, take C. riding, taking D. taking, taking 175. Lucy has a story book in one hand and a dictionary in _______.
A. the other
B. others
C. another
D. the others
176. I ________ each of you to finish the composition within an hour.
A. hope
B. suggest
C. expect
D. believe
177. There are ________ students in Class One ________ in Class Two.
A. as many, than
B. as much, as
C. more, than
D. so many, as
178. I’d like my good friend ________ to my home. A. come B. will come C. coming D. to come 179. When they saw so many high buildin gs in Pudong, they couldn’t help ________, “Great!”
A. cry
B. cries
C. crying
D. cried
180. --- May I speak to Mr. Black? --- ________
A.Who are you?
B. Who’s that?
C.I’m not Mr. Black.
D. I am Mr. Black.
181. It is wise ________ you ________ go there.
A. of, to not
B. of, not to
C. for, to not
D. for, not to
182. I’ll go to the station to see my uncle _______ A. away B. on C. of D. off
183. The market has ________ milk to supply us.
A. plenty of
B. a large number of
C. a great many
D. a lot
184. The doctor did all ________ the patient.
A. he can to save
B. he could to help
C. what he can to save
D. what he could help
185. The man ________ the bird in the tree, but he didn’t ________ it.
A. shot, shot
B. shoot at, shoot
C. shot at, shoot
D. shot, shoot
186. In his free time he often plays ____ piano and _____ football. A. a, a B. the, / C. a, the D. the, the 187. ____ my teacher’s help, I begin to catch up __ my classmates.
A. With, to
B. Under, with
C. With, with
D. To, to
188. More than one student _________ go to the sea for summer holiday.
A. wants to
B. want to
C. would like
D. are going
189. This kind of work ________ by hand, but now it is done by electricity.
A. get used to doing
B. used to be done
C. was used to doing
D. used to do it
190.He was so tired that he _____ on the bed with his coat on. A. laid B. lain C. lay D. lied
191. The lecture on how to enjoy pop music is really _______ worth _________.
A. very, listening
B. well, listening to
C. well, attending to
D. very, attending
192. Do you know where he is _________ morning? A. this B. today C. on this D. at
193. --- How long has this shop been _________? --- It’s been open ________ several years.
A. opening, for
B. open, for
C. opened, since
D. open, since
194. --- ________ is your father? --- He is very well. A. What B. Where C. Who D. How 195. --- Do you mind if I open the windows? --- ________. It’s so cold.
A. Yes, please
B. Please don’t
C. No, you can’t
D. N ot at all
196. --- I’m sorry for bring ing you so much trouble. --- _________
A. Not at all
B.You’re welcome
C.Thank you all the same
D.I’m sorry, too
197. --- May I take this book home? --- No, you _____ A. may not B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 198. I hope _______ a good job in a foreign company after I graduate ________ school.
A. to find; from
B. finding; from
C. to find; at
D. finding; at
199. Will your mother ______ you if you _______ the English exam?
A. be mad at, don’t pass
B. b e mad at , won’t pass
C. be mad to, don’t pass
D. be mad to, won’t pass
200. You must wait ______ line when you are waiting _______ a bus.
A. on, in
B. in, fo r
C. in, on
D. on, for