1. The number of the people who _____ cars _____ increasing. A. owns; are B. owns; isC. own; is D. own; are 2. During the days _____ , he worked as a servant at the Browns. A. followed B. following C. to followD. that followed 3. To our surprise the stranger _____ to be an old friend of my mother’s. A. turned outB. turned up C. set out D. set up 4. All the girls swam in the lake except two, who _____ halfway. A. gave off B. gave up C. gave awayD. gave out 【答案】 1选C。本句话的定语从句是who own cars,其先行词是people,因此,定语从句的谓语动词要用复数的own。本句话主句的主语是The number of指“……的数目”,是单数概念。因此,主句的谓语动词要用is。 2选D。that followed是定语从句,关系代词that在从句中作主语。 3选A。turn out意为“结果是,原来是”等;turn up意为“找到,发现,出现,开大音量”等;set out意为“开始,出发,陈述”等;set up意为“设立,竖立,架起,升起,创(纪录),提出”等。 4选B。give up意为“放弃”;give out意为“分发,发出(气味、热等),发表,用尽,精疲力竭”;give away意为“送掉,分发,放弃,泄露,出卖”;give off 意为“发出(蒸汽、光等),长出(枝、杈等)”。
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