When the boss came in, these workers pretende...

When the boss came in, these workers pretended to________ carefully.

A. working              B. be working

C. work                 D. have been working

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When the boss came in, the workers pretended ______ hard on their machines.

A. to work B. to be working

C. to have worked D. working

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When the boss entered the room, the workers were pretending ____ hard at their machines.

A.to work B.to be working C.to have worked D.working

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When the teacher came in, the students pretended _______ the text.

A. to read                         B. to be reading

C. to have read                     D. having read

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When the teacher came in, the students pretended_______ the text.

A. to read　 　　　　 B. to be reading

C. reading　　 　　 D. having read

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She pretended _______when I came in.

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When his mother came in, Charlie pretended _________.

A. sleep        B. sleeping     C. to sleeping      D. to be sleeping

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Tom pretended ________when the teacher came.（　　 ）

A．to read　　　 　　　 B．to be reading

C．to have read　　　　 D．reading

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He pretended _______ me when we met in the street.

A．not to know                            B．not to be knowing

C．not having known                       D．not knowing

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“I don’t speak English”-these are the first words I learned when I came to America. Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly, and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me. This answer was very effective（有效的）at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation, or I would have to communicate in a language that I was not familiar with.

Before coming to the States, I thought I knew English pretty well. But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas（海外的）is not the English people speak in America.

But fear not! Once you are in America, you can immediately begin to bridge the gap（弥补差距）between the learned English that you already know, and the spoken English that is all around you. To do this, first of all, it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought. For me, as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking, I made rapid progress. Often the people didn’t notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me.

Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed. For example, if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while, you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work.” The first sentence, I quickly learned, sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication, while the second is an idiom（成语）that is widely used in American English conversation.

Finally, use what you already know---the vocabulary, the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate（精确）speaking results.

1.What’ s the main idea of this passage?

A．You’d better say “I don’t speak English” in the USA.

B．How you can improve your spoken English in the USA.

C．Idioms are widely used to express your ideas in the USA.

D．Listening is the best way to improve your spoken English in the USA.

2.At first the writer preferred to use the sentence “I don’t speak English” to.

A．admit he is a foreigner

B．save much time for himself

C．prevent himself from being laughed at

D．avoid getting upset in communicating with others

3.What’s the problem with the English taught outside the English-speaking countries?

A．It is quite different from what the natives speak.

B．It is taught in boring and wrong grammar.

C．It has nothing to do with English.

D．It has too small a vocabulary.

4.When did the writer make rapid progress in spoken English?

A．As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke.

B．The minute he found what has been learned useless.

C．The moment he got rid of the fear of speaking.

D．Immediately he arrived in the USA.

5.All the following are tips given buy the writer EXCEPT “.”

A．speaking bravely                                    B．listening carefully

C．using what you have learned                    D．making few mistakes

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