1. The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics dedicated the honor to his high school physics teacher _______ had been an inspiration during his early years.
A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
2. Jim had two children, _______ died from Ebola.
A. both of them B. both of whom
C. they both D. one of them
3. May is a person _______ may help you a lot in improving your spoken English.
A. which B. whom
C. who D. whose
4. Vivian spent four years in college, during _______ time she learned German.
A. that B. which
C. what D. whose
5. —Have you found the information about famous people _______ you can use for the report?
—Not yet, I’ll search some on the internet.
A. which B. whom
C. what D. who
6. It was March 5, 2013 _______ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his last fight in life at the age of 58.
A. that B. when
C. since D. while
7. In areas _______ agriculture plays an important role, people do not attach importance to education, and parents are skeptical of anything _______ takes children away from their work on the farm.
A. which; that B. where; that
C. which; which D. where; which
8. I must think of a proper gift for my mother, _______ won’t be expensive but will make her happy.
A. what B. one
C. it D. one that
9. There are altogether fifty-four students in our class, _______ is a new comer from a faraway mountain village.
A. the most diligent of who B. but the most diligent of whom
C. the most diligent of them D. of whom the most diligent
10.This is the school _______ my father worked thirty years ago.
【解析】考查定语从句。句意:吉姆有两个孩子,他们都死于埃博拉病毒。both of whom died from Ebola是一个非限制性定语从句,指人且充当of的宾语,故选whom。选项A、C、D需要有连词and来连接组成并列简单句。故选B。
3.C
【解析】考查定语从句。句意:梅是一个可以帮助你提高英语口语水平的人。根据句意可知,May help you a lot in improving your spoken English充当a person的定语从句,且从句中缺少主语,应填入关系代词,先行词为a person,故填入who。B项在从句中充当宾语,D项充当定语,后接名词,表示“……的”。故选C。
4.B
【解析】考查定语从句。句意:薇薇安上了四年大学,在此期间她学习了德语。根据句意可知,during ________ time she learned German为非限定性定语从句,修饰前半句中的four years,且从句中缺少during介词的宾语,故应填入关系代词which,本句相当于Vivian learned German during four years that she spent in college。故选B。