1. Conjunction & Sentence
exercise

2. 1. With Sullivan’s patience and tenderness, little Helen ____ people all thought would not have lived for long overcame her deafness and blindness and became a good writer.
A which B whom C who D as C

3. 2. All those left undone may sound great in theory, but even the truest believer has great difficulty ____ it comes to specifics.
A before B as
C since D when D

4. 3. We were heartedly arguing about the financial matter, ____ the telephone rang unexpectedly.
A while B as
C when D as soon as C

5. 4. We must keep in touch. Please give me your telephone number ____ I need your help.
A now that B unless
C so that D in case D

6. 5. ____ we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.
A Granted that B If only
C By now D Now that D

7. 6. We hope that the measures to control prices, ____ taken by the government, will eventually succeed.
A when B as C since D after B

8. 7. ____ they will not come to join us in the work, we have to change our plan to adapt ourselves to the new situation.
A For B Seeing that
C When D As soon as B

9. 8. Sometimes we are asked ____ we think the likely result of an action will be.
A that B whether
C what D which C

10. 9. He has made another wonderful discovery, ____ of great importance to science.
A which I think is
B which I think it is
C of which I think it is
D I think which is A

11. 10. I will do my best to get it for you ____ I could remember who last borrowed it.
A except that B if only
C on condition that
D considering whether B

12. 11. According to the weather report, it will be cold this evening
11. According to the weather report, it will be cold this evening. Make sure ____ the heater in the cottage.
A that you light B if you light
C that you’ll light
D whether you light A

13. 12. ____ he is not brilliant, John is at least competent and hard-working.
A As though B Now that
C If only D Granted that D

14. 13. ____ is well-known to all, too much stress can contribute to the decline of one’s health and, therefore, cause disease.
A What B It C That D As D

15. 14. It was obvious that this research project had more significance for them than ____.
A does ours B it had for ours
C it does D it did for us D

16. 15. No sooner had the robber entered the bank ____ he was caught on the spot.
A then B than
C as D when B

17. 16. ____ unselfishness is the real test of strong affection, so unselfishness ought to be the real test of the very highest kind of art.
A As B Since
C Because D If A

18. 17. “Do you think ____ I should attend the lecture?” she asked me.
A whether B if
C when D that D

19. 18. Rodger would have been killed in the terrible car accident ____ he jumped back quickly in time to avoid being hit.
A for all that B but that
C if only D now that B

20. 19. The reason I plan to go is ____ she will be disappointed if I don’t.
A that B because
C as D in that A

21. 20. Mr. Smith will take me back to France on holiday ____ I am well enough to travel.
A promptly B presently
C quickly D directly D
instantly / immediately

22. 21. Better than any other, the design engineer should know ____ he wants his design to accomplish.
A what B how
C when D that A

23. 22. See to it that you include in the examination paper ____ questions they didn’t know the answer to last time.
A however B whenever
C whatever D wherever C

24. See to it that there is enough leeway. (风压差,偏航;容许误差)
务必使…; 保证使…;
I’ll see to Dad’s tea.
See to it that there is enough leeway. (风压差,偏航;容许误差)
要留有充分余地。

25. 23. One sign ____ you are making progress in an art such as painting or photography is that you begin to realize how much there is to learn.
A by which B in which
C when D that D

26. 24. Customs tend to remain unchanged ____ they become firmly established in a group of inhabitants.
A once B before
C unless D until A

27. 25. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware ____ she had gone.
A about where B of where
C of the place where
D about the place where B

28. 26. The problem is that, ____ children who are given cow’s milk from birth benefit greatly from it, those who have never drunk it by a certain age are not able to tolerate it.
A because B provided
C whereas D unless C

29. 27. Too much salt is known to contribute to hypertension, ____ is a factor in half the deaths in the U.S. each year.
A as B that C this D which D

30. 28. The average adult in our city consumes a lot of sugar a day, more than six times ____ the body needs.
A as many B as much
C as what D as that B
as much 同样数量

31. I found him rather careless and said as much to him.
Give me as much again.
I thought as much.
I found him rather careless and said as much to him.
再给我那么多。
我也这样想。
我发现他相当粗心,并对他这么实说了.

32. 29. During my stay in Melbourne there happened to be a storm ____ I had never experienced before.
A such as B as which
C with which D as such A
… such a storm as I had never…

33. 30. Most people think I smoke
30. Most people think I smoke. As a matter of fact, I don’t like smoking ____ you do.
A much more than
B no more than C no less than
D any more than D
not… any more than
…与…一样不…

34. 31. I walked around for two hours yesterday, and the doctor said I was ____ for it.
A still the worse
B yet the worse
C none the worse
D much the worse C
all /so much /
none + the +
比较级 ＋ 原状
“因此而更加…”

35. none the worse 并不更差;仍然,还是
He fell into the river but is none the worse.
like sb. none the worse for being outspoken
think none the worse of sb.
他掉在河里,但是并没有怎么样.
并不因某人讲话直爽而讨厌他;
仍然尊重某人;

36. 32. There are also people who object to fiction stories ____ they are not objectively true.
A on the grounds that
B in spite of the fact that
C with the result that
D providing that A
以…为理由

37. 33. This is the best book I have ever read on the subject, ____ there may be mistakes occasionally.
A in that B for all that
C now that D for fear that B

38. 34. It was so inconceivable that he should have stolen the money ____ the suggestion was made that he might have been threatened.
A which B what
C that D but C
so…that(2nd)…

39. 35. You seem to take a keener interest in the subject ____ has never been shown before.
A as B that
C which D than D