4、省略表語(yǔ)。

　　　 e.g. ---- Are you thirsty?　　　　　　　　　　 ---- Yes, I am (thirsty).

3、省略作賓語(yǔ)的不定式短語(yǔ)，只保留to。

　　　 e.g. ---- Are you going there?　　　　　　　 ---- I’d like to (go there).

　　　　　　　 He did not give me the chance, though he had promised to (give me the chance).

　　　 注意：如果該賓語(yǔ)是be動(dòng)詞或完成時(shí)態(tài)，則須在to之后加上be或have。

　　　 e.g. ---- Are you an engineer?　　　　　　　　　　 ---- No, but I want to be.

　　　　　　　 ---- He hasn’t finished the task yet. 　　　　　　 ---- Well, he ought to have.

2、省略主謂語(yǔ)或主謂語(yǔ)的一部分。

　　　 e.g. (There is) No smoking.　 (Is there) Anything wrong?　　 Why (do you) not say hello to him?

為了使講話和行文簡(jiǎn)潔，句中某些成分有時(shí)可省略。省略可分以下幾種情況：

(一)簡(jiǎn)單句中的省略

1、省略主語(yǔ)：祈使句中主語(yǔ)通常省略。其它省略主語(yǔ)多限于少數(shù)現(xiàn)成的說(shuō)法。

　　　 e.g. (I) Thank you for your help.(括號(hào)內(nèi)為省略的詞語(yǔ)，下同)

　　　　　　　 (I) see you tomorrow.　　　　　　　　　 (It) Doesn’t matter.

18. So ____ that no fish can live in it.

　　　 A. shallow is the lake　　 B. the lake is shallow　　 C. shallow the lake is　　 D. is the lake shallow

17. ____ is not everybody ____ can draw so well.

　　　 A. It, all　　　　　　　　 B. It, that 　　　　　　　　　　 C. There, who　　　　 D. There, that

16. It was ____ I met Mr Green in Shanghai.

　　　 A. many years that　　　　 B. many years before　　 C. many years ago that　 D. many years when

15. Mary speaks in a low voice; ____ is difficult to know what she is saying.

　　　 A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. she

14. Was it because he was ill ____ he asked for leave?

　　　 A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. that’s 　　　　　　　 D. so

13. It was on October 1st ____ new China was founded.

　　　 A. which　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that