半系动词通常可以和形容词连用，有些半系动词可以和介词短语或as if等连词连用。现将半系动词分为四类进行讨论。

1、"感官动词"类：look、 feel、 smell、 taste、 sound等，例如：

　　(1)The story sounds____. A. to be true B. as true C.being true D.true

　　(2)Those oranges taste____. A.good B.well C. to be good D.to be well

　　(3)-Are you feeling_______ --Yes I'm fine now.

　　 A.any well B.any better C. quite good D. quite better

　　(4)-Do you like the material --Yes it ______very well.(

　　 A.is feeling B.felt C.feels D.is felt

　　(5)-How are you today --Oh I_____ as ill as Ido now for a very long time.

　　 A.didn't feel B.wasn' t feeling C.don't feel D.haven' t felt

　　(6)-You don' t look very______. Are you ill --No I'm just a bit tired.

　　 A.good B.well C.strong D.healthy

　　2、"状态变化"类：get turn go come become grow fall make等，例如：

　　(1)-How long_____ each other before they ______married？ --For about a year.

　　 A.have they known get 　　 B.did they know were going to get

　　 C.do they know are going to get D.had they known got

　　(2)Cleaning women in big cities usually get_____by the hour.

　　 A.pay B.paying C.paid D.to pay

　　(3) As we joined the big crowd I got ______from my friends.

　　 A.separated B.spared C.lost D.missed

　　(4)Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not you may ______ run over by a car. A.have B.get C.become D.turn

　　(5)-How are the team playing --They are playing well but one of them ______ hurt.

　　 A.got B.gets C.are D.were

3、"保持不变"类：stay lie stand keep remain continue等，例如：

　　(1)Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple but It remains ______ whether they will enjoy it. 　　

　 　 A.to B.to be seen C.seeing D.seen

(2) --Mummy can I put the peaches in the cupboard

　 --No dear. They don't ______well. Put them in the fridge instead.

　　 A.keep B.fit C.get D.last

　　(3) Why don't you put the meat in the fridge

　　 It will______ fresh for several days.

　　 A.be stayed B.stay 　　C.be staying 　　D. have stayed

被动语态练习

( ) 1. ____________last week?

A. What happened to her B. What was happened to her C. What was she happened

( ) 2. One third of the earth's surface _________ water.

A. is covered by B. was covered by C. covers by

( ) 3. Tables were used _________ desks when we were young.

A. by B. as C. to

( ) 4. The boy_______ Tom is made________ without food every day

A. named, work B. called, sing C. named, to dance

( ) 5. Flight MH730 from Malaysia to Beijing disappeared ________ March 8.

A on B. in C. at

( ) 6. ________ is used for making knives in most of China.

A. Steel B. Bamboo C. wood

( )7. Silver __________ a ring for money.

A. is usually made into B. is usually made of C. is usually made from

( ) 8. This is a __________ story that I will never forget.

A. historical B. history C. historic