2013-2014学年上学期名词性从句练习

1 名词性从句练习 1. Please remind me ______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off. A. where B. when C. how D. what 2. ______ made our school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities. A. What; because B. What; that C. That; what D. That; because 3. I just wonder ______ that makes him so excited. A. why it does B. what he does C. how it is D. what it is 4. You may use your MASTER card to pay for _______ you buy in America. A. whether B. whichever C. whatever D. that 5. ______ the letter was from is still unknown. A. Who B. Whoever C. Whose D. Whom 6. —It’s thirty years since we last met. —But I still remember the story, believe it or not, ______ we got lost on a rainy night. A. which B. that C. what D. when 7. What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it. A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which 8. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ___ I thought was a dangerous speed. A. as B. which C. what D. that 9. Along with the letter was his promise ______ he would visit me this coming Christmas. A. which B. that C. what D. whether 10. The Beatles, ______ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool. A. what B. that C. how D. as 11. —All the building materials have been washed away. —So I have heard. But there was no sign ______ a heavy rain was on the way last night. A. when B. that C. which D. if 12. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______ they are being trained. A. in that B. for that C. in which D. for which 13. He was lucky enough to sell his car for exactly ______. A. where he had paid for it B. what he had paid for it C. what he was paid for it D. which he had paid for it 14. ______ has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising. A. Who B. The one C. Anyone D. Whoever 15.The place __the bridge is supposed to be built should be__the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. A. which; where B. at which; which C. at which; where D. which; in which 16. What the doctors really doubt is ______ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 17. I’ll see to ______ your problem will be dealt with immediately. A it that B. that C. this D. / 18. I don’t doubt ______ he’ll come. A. that B. how C. whether D. what 19. After ______ seemed like hours, he came out with a bitter smile. A. which B. it C. that D. what 2

20. --- Have you finished the book? --- No. I’ve read up to ______ the children discover the secret cave. A. which B. what C. that D. where 21. The way he did it was different ___________ we were used to. A. in which B. in what C. from what D. from which 22. I hate ______ when people talk with their mouths full. A. it B. that C. this D. them 23. We sell handmade gifts. _______ gift you order from us is unique for the special person. A. Which B. That C. Whichever D. What 24. Chances are high ______ China and Russia will make an agreement to build an oil pipeline. A. when B. where C. that D. which 25. Before the sales start, I make a list of ________ my kids will need for the coming season. A. why B. what C. how D. which 26. Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was _________ it was rather closely modeled on his own life. A. what B. that C. why D. whether 27. As a new graduate, he doesn’t know _________ it takes to start a business here. A. how B. what C. when D. which 28. It is reported that most of the families’ income is now three times or more______ it was 3 years ago. A. than B. that C. what D. which 29. After months of voyage, Columbus arrived in _______ later proved a new continent. A. where B. what C. that D. which 30. Mr. Phill asked me a question ___ I dared to go with him to _____ he called the Lonely Island. A. that; which B. whether; that C. whether; what D. that; where 31. The teacher demanded that our examination paper ______ handed in at once. A. be B. must be C. would be D. had to be 32. The poor young man is ready to accept ________ help he can get. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whenever 33. ________ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships. A. No matter what B. No matter which C. Whatever D. Whichever 34. ---How about camping this weekend, just for a change? ---OK, __________ you want. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever 35. Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt _____ he could have expressed it differently. A. why B. how C. that D. whether 36. Evidence has been found through years of study _________ children’s early sleeping problem is likely to continue when they grow up. A. why B. how C. whether D. that 37. The limits of a person’s intelligence, generally speaking, are fixed at birth, but _______ he reaches these limits will depend on his environment. A. where B. whether C. that D. why 38. We can’t figure out ______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out. A. that B. as C. why D. when