语法陷阱题800例—动词用法与辨析

3. “Did you get a job?” “No, I ______, but it’s no use.”

A. expected                                              B. tried to

C. managed to                                           D. planned

4. “Do you know that Jack ______ a postman for about six years?” “Yes, I see.”

A. has become                                          B. has turned

C. has changed                                          D. has been

5. The thing that ______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

A. matters                                                B. cares

C. considers                                              D. minds

6. I don’t want the green coat. It is red and black colours that ______ me very well.

A. suit                                                      B. fit

C. suits                                                     D. fits

7. “Will another fifty be enough?” “Just twenty will ______.”

A. work                                                   B. do

C. suit                                                      D. fit

8. Goodbye, Mr Carter — my secretary will _____ you to the door.

A. send                                                    B. lead

C. drive                                                    D. show

9. This kind of cancer can be cured, provided it is ______ early.

A. got                                                      B. gained

C. seen                                                     D. caught

10. We haven’t enough books for everyone; some of you will have to _____.

A. help                                                     B. enjoy

C. share                                                    D. spare

11. He asked her to marry him and she _____ him.

A. answered                                              B. received

C. accepted                                               D. agreed

12. My worst fears were _____ when I saw what the exam questions were.

A. done                                                    B. seen

C. finished                                                D. realized

13. The plan looks good on paper, but will it _____?

A. work                                                   B. pass

C. agree                                                   D. does

14. What’s the matter with the radio? Why isn’t it _____?

A. broadcasting                                         B. working

C. doing                                                   D. sounding

15. High unemployment _____ the government billions of pounds in lost taxes.

A. spends                                                 B. takes

C. uses                                                     D. costs

16. It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they _____ so much.

A. sink                                                     B. swim

C. jump                                                    D. struggle

17. She went to the station to meet her husband, but _____ him in the crowd.

A. passed                                                  B. recognized

C. missed                                                 D. lost

18. I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.

A. noticing                                               B. running

C. watching                                              D. glancing

19. If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.

A. save                                                     B. share

C. serve                                                    D. help

20. Don’t _______ your breath trying to persuade them; they’ll never listen.

A. use                                                      B. waste

C. spend                                                   D. put

21. He has spent little time on his lessons this term, so he _____ to fail the exam.

A. expects                                                B. hopes

C. wishes                                                  D. requires

22. He will never ______ anything if he doesn’t work hard.

A. hope                                                    B. wish

C. achieve                                                D. succeed