定语从句经典练习题

定语从句经典练习题

1. As ________ announced in today’s papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays.

A. being B. is C. to be D. been

2. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _________ obtaining water is not the least.

A. of which B. for what C. as D. whose 3. They lost their way, _______ delayed them considerably. A. as B. which C. for D. that

4. Give me one good reason _______ I should help you. A. for that B. for what C. why D. how

5. This is the hour ________ the place is always full of women and children. A. that B. when C. where D. how

6. I have never taken anything _______ didn’t belong to me. A. what B. who C. that D. which

7. The man once had a large sum of money; now all ______ is left to him is loneliness. A. what B. which C. the thing D. that

8. His speech attracts a large audience every time, _______ up to half will be from high schools. A. in which B. for whom C. with witch D. of which

9. I have never been to Rome, but that’s one of the most beautiful cities ______. A. where I’d like to visit B. I’d like to visit C. I’d like to visit it D. which I’d like to visit

10. There was a teapot fashioned like a duck out of ________ open mouth the tea was supposed to come.

A. its B. which C. that D. whose

11. Research reveals that all _______make people feel the happiest cannot be bought, such as a good family, friendship and good work. A. can B. which C. who D. that 12. We need a chairman __________.

A. for whom everyone has confidence B. in whom everyone has confidence C. who everyone has confidence of D. whom everyone has confidence on 13. The residents, ________ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross. A. All of their homes B. all their homes C. whose all homes D. all of whose homes

14. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used. A. in which B. at what C. on which D. in that

15. The hours _______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real life people. A. in which B. on which C. when D. that

16. Agriculture was a step in human progress ________ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age. A. in B. for C. to D. from

17. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. A. whose B. which C. that D. what

18. He’s the man __________I supposed was capable of doing such a thing. A. of whom B. whom C. to whom D. who

19. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed. A. As B. That C. It D. What

20. He came back late, _______ all the guests had already left.

A. after which time B. by which time C. at when D. during that time 21. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new born babies in that region, _________ were surprising.

A. as results B. which results C. the result of it D. the results of which

22. Schools, libraries and community centers are the only places ________ people have access to all kinds of information.

A. that B. where C. which D. what

23. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, _____ could go penniless by next year.

A. the larger one B. the larger of which C. the largest one D. the largest of which 24. This new dictionary contains 16,ooo new words and expressions, ______ reflect recent research in science and technology.

A. many of them B. many of which C. many of them D. many of those

25. Indeed, he was one _______ self—confidence more appeared than in any other student in his class.

A. having B. in which C. in whom D. with

26. After three years of regular training, Dick would never be the same person _______ he was before.

A. who B. what C. that D. as

27. It wasn’t such a good dinner _________ she had promised us. A. that B. as C. which D. what

28. This test is for students _______ native language is not English. A. whose B. of whom C. with that D. that their

29. That is the driver _______ the traffic police believe has caused the car accident. A. which B. whom C. who D. what

30. When doing fast reading, we needn’t always focus on the words _______. A. the meaning of which we do not know B. whose meanings we are not familiar C. with meaning we do not know D. whose meanings we do not know

31. This is the same story _________ I heard ten years ago. A. that B. about that C. which D. of which

32. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants _________ wild. A. once they grew B. they grew once C. that once grew D. grew once 33. Author Edith Wharton thoroughly understood the society _______. A. she had grown up B. she had grown up in it C. that had she grown in D. in which she had grown up

34. A solar day is the length of time __________ the earth to revolve around the sun. A. takes B. takes it C. it takes D. he takes

35. We saw a film at the Jilim Cinema last night,_________ we had supper at a nearby restaurant. A. when B. which C. after which D. and that after

36. The scholar has made another break-through in this field, __________ of great importance to the progress of science and technology.

A. I think which is B. which I think it is C. which I think is D. about which I think it is 37. There is no rule ______ has exceptions. A. that B. but C. what D. which

38. With the introduction of the electronic of computer, there is no complicated problem ________ can be solved in a few hours. A. that B. which C. but D. that

39. ______ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produce no concrete proposals. A. That B. It C. What D. As

40. The reason ________ he rejected our plan is that he had no faith in us. A. that B. why C. because D. which

41. Do you think the reason _________ he gave is believable? A. for which B. which C. what D. to which

42. He studied hard and later became a well—known writer, _________ his father had expected. A. that was what B. what was that C. which was what D. and which was 43. The manager is satisfied with ________ you’ve done. A. that B. all what C. which D. all that 44. This is the girl __________ has been highly praised. A. of which the painting B. the painting of whose C. who painting D. whose painting

45. The pilot lost contact with the military base, ________ the plane crashed in the desert. A. by means of which B. in which C. among which D. as a result of which 46. These students will graduate from the university next summer, _______ they will have studied here for 5 years.

A. by then B. by that time C. by what time D. by which time 47. The supplies ________ will be sent over within the week. A. which they have asked for them B. they have asked for them C. that they have asked for them D. they have asked for 48. This is the factory _______ odd jobs last summer.

A. from which we have done B. in which we have done C. in which we did D. which we have done in

49. The day will surely come ________ all the people in the world enjoy freedom and live in happiness.

A. when B. how C. then D. why

50. The hotel _______ when I went sightseeing in Huangshan Mountain during the summer vacation is rather poorly managed.

A. where I stayed in B. at that I stayed C. which I stayed D. which I stayed at 51. This is the most important position __________.

A. which a graduate from the college has ever been offered B. that a graduate from the college has ever been offered for

C. a graduate from the college has ever been offered it D. that a graduate from the college has ever been offered

52. After a whole day of hard work, all ________ was a nice meal and a good rest.

A. what he wanted B. which he wanted C. the thing he wanted D. that he wanted 53. A curve(曲线)is a line _____ no part is straight and which has no angle. A. that B. whose C. in which D. of which

54. Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village ______ he belonged. A. to which B. which C. to where D. at which

55. Children are likely to have less supervision at home ___________ was common in the traditional family structure.

A. than B. that C. which D. as

56. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _________ his argument in favor of the new theory.

A. which to base on B. on which to base C. to base on which D. which to be based on 57. I’ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school __________ twenty years ago. A. about B. since C. till D. with 58. The minister was the person _________.

A. in whose honor the state dinner was given B. whom the state dinner was given in honor C. for him the state dinner was given D. whose honor the state dinner was given 59. He had more dictionaries than _________ for his work.

A. they are needed B. were necessary C. it was needed D. necessary were they

60. When the work is well done, a climate of accident-free operations is established __________time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum. A. where B. how C. what D. unless