语法练习1.doc

语法练习1 1. Amanda Ways career as a social reformer____ in 1851 when, at an antislavery meeting in Indiana, she called for a state womans rights convention.(A) begin(B) began(C) have begun(D) to have begun 2. The celesta, an orchestral percussion instrument, resembles___(A) a small upright piano(B) how a small upright piano(C) a small upright piano is(D) as a small upright piano 3. Thomas Paine, _____, wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that identified the American colonies with the cause of liberty.(A) writer of eloquent(B) whose eloquent writing(C) an eloquent writer(D) writing eloquent 4. Although beavers rarely remain submerged for more than two minutes, they can stay underwater ___fifteen minutes before having to surface for air.(A) as long(B) as long as(C) so long(D) so long that 5. Protein digestion begins in the stomach ____ends in the small intestine.(A) while(B) and(C) how(D) because 6. When natural gas burns, its___ into atoms of carbon and hydrogen.(A) hydrocarbon molecules, breaking up(B) broke up by hydrocarbon molecules(C) hydrocarbon molecules break up(D) broken up hydrocarbon molecules 7. _____ ballet dancers learn five basic positions for the arms and feet.(A) All of(B) Of every(C) All(D) Every 8. Some colonies of bryozoans, small marine animals, form ___with trailing stems.(A) creeping colonies(B) which colonies creep(C) creeping colonies are(D) colonies creep 9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued six womens rights cases before the United States Supreme Court in the 1970s,____(A) of five winning them(B) five winning of them(C) of them five winning(D) winning five of them 10. Natural selection is defined as the process ___the course of evolution by preserving those traits best adapted for an organisms survival.(A) to which directs(B) of which directs it(C) directs it(D) that directs 11. ____ 363 miles between the cities of Albany and Buffalo in New York State, the Eric Canal helped link the Atlantic Ocean with