【专四】定语从句练习1

专四历年考题--RELATIVE CLAUSE

1. Above the trees are the hills, _______ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.

a. where b. of whose c. whose d. which 2003

2. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, _______is something we had not expected.

a. which b. it c. that d. what 2003

3. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man _______ he was twenty years ago.

a. which b. that c. who d. whom 2003

4. The experiment requires more money than _______.

a. have been put in b. being put in c. has been put in d. to be put in 2002

5. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, _______should make great differences in our life next summer.

a. which b. what c. that d. they 2002

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6. Have you ever been in a situation _______you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?

a. by which b. that c. in where d. where 2002

7. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff _______is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced.

a. whose b. as c. what d. that 2000

8. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than _______in the public mind today.

a. exists b. exist c. existing d. to exist 1999

9. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city _______.

a. I’d most like to visit b. which I like to visit mostly

c. where I like to visit d. I’d like much to visit 1999

10. After _______seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.

a. that b. there c. what d. it 1999

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11. She remembered several occasions in the past _______she had experienced a similar feeling.

a. which b. before c. that d. when 1998

12.The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than _______.

a. is necessary b. being necessary c. to be necessary d. it is necessary 1998

13. The physicist has made a discovery, _______of great importance to the progress of science and technology.

a. I think which is b. that I think is c. which I think is d. I think that is 1997

14. I have never been to London, but that is the city_______.

a. where I like to visit most b. I’d most like to visit

c. which I like to visit mostly d. where I’d like most to visit 1997

15. This company has now introduced a policy _______pay rises have related to performance at work.

a. which b. where c. whether d. what 1996

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16. Only take these clothes _______really necessary.

a. as were b. as they are c. as they were d. as are 1994

17. _______is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produced no concrete proposals.

a. That b. It c. This d. As 1994

18. They fulfilled the task in ___________ it took us.

A. three-fourths time B. three-fourths times

C. three-fourths the time D. the three-fourths time

19. There is no doubt _____ the company has made the right decision to the sales project.

A. why B. that C. whether D. when

20. The team can handle whatever ___________________.

A that needs handling B. which needs handling

C. it needs handling D. needs to be handling

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21. The government has promised to do ___________ lies in its power to ease the hardship of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever

22.We can assign the task to ______________ is capable and trustworthy.

A. whomever B. who C. whom D. whoever

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1. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ______ family was poor.

A. of whom B. whom C. of whose D. whose

2. She heard a terrible noise, _______ brought her heart into her mouth.

A. it B. which C. this D. that

3. In the dark street , there wasn’t a single person _____ she could turn for help.

A. that B. who C. from whom D. to whom

4. The weather turned out to be very good , ____ was more than we could expect.

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

5.After living in Pairs for fifty years he returned to the small town ____ he grew up as a child.

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

6．Carol said the work would be done by October, ＿＿＿personally I doubt very much.

A. it B. that C. when D. which

7．Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ________,of course , made the others unhappy.

A．who B．which C．this D．what

8. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase , _____ was very reasonable.

A. which price B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of whose

9._____ has already been pointed out , grammar is not a set of dead rules.

A. As B. It C. That D. Which

10. He lived in London for 3 months , during ____ time he learned some

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English.

A. this B. which C. that D. same

11. Oh the wall hung a picture, _____ color is blue.

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

12.Whenever I met him , ____ was fairly often, I like his sweet and hopeful smile.

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

13. The visitor asked the guide to take his picture _____ stands the famous tower.

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

14.The boss ____ department Ms King worked ten years ago look down upon women.

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

15. I don’t like _____ you speak to her.

A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which

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16.I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella ._______ I got wet through .

A. It’s the reason B. That’s why C. There’s why D. It’s how

17. He made another wonderful discovery , ____ of great importance to science.

A. which I think is B. which I think it is

C. which I think it D.I think which is

18.He was very rude to the customs officer, ____ of course made things even worse.

A. who B. whom C. what D. which

19. a) He is an interesting speaker, and, _______ is more important, he knows his subject thoroughly.

b) He went to the meeting, and, _______ was worse, insisted on speaking.

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

20. The farmer uses wood to build a house ________ to store grain.

A. in which B. where C. which D. with which

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21. I will invite _______ my daughter loves.

A. whoever B. whomever C. whichever D. whatever

22.You can buy as many copies of this book ________ you wants.

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

23. Tom ate more food _______ was good for his health.

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

24. He was hiding behind the door _________ he could see what was happening.

A. which B. from where C from which D. where

25. She wore, _______ was very uncommon in the country, a red garment.

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

=She wore a red garment , _______ was very uncommon in the country.

26. The English play ______ my students acted at the New Year's party was a great success.

A. for which B. at which C. in which D. on which

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27. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.

A. It B. As C. That D. What

28. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _____ the sailing time was 226 days.

A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which

29. I work in a business _______ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

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

30. There were dirty marks on her trousers ______ she had wiped her hands.

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

31. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others , ______, of course , made the others envy him .

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

32. ________ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.

A. Which B. When C. What D. As

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33. Anyway, that evening, _______ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.

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

34. A story goes ______ Elizabeth I of England liked nothing more that being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.

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

35. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year , 80% ______ are sold abroad .

A．of which B．which of C．of them D．of that

36.There was ______ time ______ I hated to go to school .

A．a; that B．a; when C．the; that D．the ; when

37. There are two buildings , _________ stands nearly a hundred feet high .

A．the larger B．the larger of them

C．the larger one that D．the larger of which

38. What surprised me was not what he said but __________ he said it .

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A．the way B．in the way that C．in the way D．the way which

39. American women usually identify their best friend as someone _____ they can talk frequently.

A. who B. as C. about which D. with whom

40. George Orwell, _______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays.

A. the real name B. what his real name

C. his real name D. whose real name

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