2016-05-09 语法：英语量词
英语中形容数量、程度、范围的词汇，你知道多少？快来挑战你的理解吧！ 1. I arrived late to the January Sales and there were ___________ bargains left to be snapped up, so I came home empty-handed. a) tons of b) masses of…
2016-05-02 语法：否定疑问句
带有否定词 not 的一般疑问句被称为“否定疑问句”。比如，“Didn’t you see?” 这种疑问句常用来表示惊喜、诧异、反问或建议等等。本期《英语小测验》挑战你对否定疑问句的理解和应用。 1. What language function does the following question express?“Why don’t we take a few days to tour the coast?” a) Criticism b) Persuasion c)…
2016-04-25 语法：不同的提问组合
提问的方式有分直接问题 direct questions 和间接问题 indirect questions，本期《英语小测验》考考你对 questions 的提问方式能否分得清楚。 1. Which of the following is a correct indirect question?a) Could you tell me where she does live? b) Where could she…
2016-04-18 语法：情态动词的过去式
英语中情态动词，比如：can(could)，may(might)，must，should 等等，虽然数量不多，但用途广泛。情态动词的过去式可以帮助说话的人表达对过去的推测外，还可表示过去没有实现的可能性（即某事本来可以发生，却没发生）。快来挑战一下你对情态动词的理解吧。 1. I’m not surprised he’s angry with you. You ____________ his laptop with asking yesterday. a) shouldn’t have borrowed b) shouldn’t borrow c) couldn’t borrow d) might not…
2016-04-11 语法：易出错的英语惯用搭配
英语中有很多惯用搭配在使用时很容易出错。本期小测验考你对六个常用搭配的掌握。 1. You should always _________ in an exam situation. a) do your best b) doing your best c) make your best d) study your best 2. My boss told…
2016-04-04 语法：可分割和不可分割的短语动词
本期《英语小测验》测试大家对可分割和不可分割的短语动词的理解和应用。比如，look up to 属于不可分割型的短语动词：I look up to my big brother。而 look up 则属于可分割型的短语动词，可以在短语中加入代词：Please look it up in the dictionary。 1. I’m afraid I’m very busy at the moment. Can I…
2016-03-28 日常英语：感叹用语
英语中有不少固定的感叹表达，正确使用这些表达可以使说话时的语气更加生动。《英语小测验》测试你对最常用的感叹语句的理解和运用。 1. In what situation would we use the following exclamation? “Guess what!” a) When we don’t know the answer to a question. b) When we think we know the…
2016-03-21 日常英语：含身体部位的英语成语
英语里同身体各个部位连用的成语很多，有时用来做比喻；有时用来更为形象地表达一种意思。掌握好这些成语会大大丰富你的语言感染力。《英语小测验》考考你对身体成语知多少。 1: I finally told him how I really felt. It was good to __________. a) get off my head b) get it off my chest c) let my hair…
2016-03-14 日常英语：投诉
当消费者碰到服务态度不好， 产品质量有问题或者觉得受到了不公平的待遇的时候，向有关部门提出投诉是第一步。《英语小测验》考考你对投诉词汇的理解。 1: A: What’s the matter? B: The waiter has _________ me. He should have given me £8.00 but he only gave me a fiver. a) short-changed b) underpaid…
2016-03-07 日常英语：体育运动
你喜欢什么样的体育运动？你对体育赛事了解多少？你对英语里的体育常用表达又知多少？《英语小测验》挑战你的体育知识。 1. The referee showed his red card and _________ the player who had committed the foul. a) sent off b) made off c) sent for d) made for 2.…
2016-02-29 日常英语：正式还是非正式用语
英语书信语言很讲究，把握不好就会失去求职和晋升的机会。《英语小测验》帮你识别信函和电子邮件中出现的正式与非正式用语。 1. Which of the following is NOT a formal way to begin an email? a) Dear Sir/Madam, b) Hiya Phil, c) For the attention of the Head of Faculty,…
2016-02-22 日常英语：家庭
每个人身上都会带着家庭的烙印。那你的家庭有何特点呢？《英语小测验》让你快速熟悉一些谈论家庭时经常用到的成语和词汇。 1. People say I _________ my grandfather as we are both stocky with thick, curly hair. a) look after b) go after c) take after d) ask after 2.…
2016-02-15 日常英语：约会交往
和心仪的人约会交往增进感情从而“有情人终成眷属”。英语中和约会相关的表达、俗语甚是丰富。这个测验检查你对时下流行的约会用语的掌握。 1. A: What is your favourite _________? B: Hmm, How about… heaven must be missing an angel because you are down here! A: Ugh, that’s terrible! a) ice-breaker b)…
2016-02-08 日常英语：健康与医药
身体健康是大家的心愿，但是谁能保证永远健康不去投医问药呢？《英语小测验》让你快速熟悉一些常用健康医药用语，有备无患。 1. I twisted my ankle badly, but luckily the doctor told me it was only ________ not broken so I have had it strapped up. a) bruised b) swollen…
2016-02-01 日常英语：电影
喜爱观看和谈论电影的朋友们快来测测你对影视行当的热门词语知道多少。《英语小测验》挑战你的英语知识！ 1. I prefer to watch _____________ English-language films so I can hear the actors’ real voices. a) dubbed b) subtitled c) translated d) transcribed 2. That film was so…
2016-01-25 日常英语：结识新朋友
很多人说，因为有了朋友生活才更为精彩。不过如何迈出交友的第一步，以得体的英语表达方式去和陌生人沟通呢？《英语小测验》来助你一臂之力！ 1. When meeting new people you can ask questions about their lives. Like this: Where were you __________? a) brought up b) grow up c) taken up d) caught…
2016-01-11 日常英语：烹饪和饮食
你知道厨房用具的英文名称和描述烹饪技巧的英文表达吗？来试试这个《英语小测验》，看看你对“厨房用语”的了解有多少。 1. What is the best explanation of the following phrase from a recipe?“The beef must be cooked until it is done to a turn.” a) The cook must cook…
2016-01-04 日常英语：社交邀请
英语中有不少通俗用语和习惯表达可以使你在参加社交活动 socialising 时游刃有余。这个#英语小测验#考查你对英语邀请和回复邀请的语言掌握。 1. Which of these sentences is an informal invitation to socialise? a) Can I invite you to have dinner with me this evening? b) Would you care…
2015-12-28 旅行英语：到达英国
来英国旅行、学习、访友或探亲，首先需要用到英语的地方就是在飞机抵达英国后接受入境检查时和入境官的对话。这个小测验通过问题带你了解在机场、入境、通过海关时最常用的英语表达。 1. Before your plane arrives in the UK, you will need to fill in a/an _________. a) boarding pass b) visa application form c) immigration form d) customer satisfaction…
2015-12-21 语法：直接引语和间接引语
引用他人的话有两种方式：一种是直接引用说话者的原话，这叫直接引语 direct speech；另一种是用自己的话转述说话者的原话，这叫间接引语 reported speech。学习直接引语和间接引语最让人头疼的就是时态的变换。通过这个小测验来学习和检查你对引语时态、句型变换的掌握。 1. What is the correct reporting of this sentence? “I will pick you up after work,” said Paul. a) Paul said he picks me up…