具有动作意义的抽象名词加用与某些动词（如：have等）连

用，表示某一次短暂的动作

①—I’d like______information about the management of your hotel,please.

—Well, you could have____word with the manager. He might be helpful

A.some,a      B.an,some      C.some,some     D.an,a

②They sent us        word of the latest happenings. 消息 （抽象名词）

A.a           B.an           C./             D.the

③Could we have         word before you go to the meeting? 话（个体名词）

A.a           B.an           C./             D.the

类例：have a dream/a rest/a smoke/a swim/a trip/a wash/a discussion/a look

take a walk/a bath  make an advance(进步)/make an early start(早点出发)

/make a decision/make a change/give a cry of pain(发出痛苦的叫声) /give a try

表示知识和时间的抽象名词转换为普通名词时可以用来表示

其中的一部分

①Many people agree that___knowledge of English is a must in____international trade today.

A.a,  /          B.the, an         C.the, the         D. /, the

a knowledge of truth(知道实际情况)

give a fuller knowledge of China(提供关于中国更为翔实的知识)

have a knowledge of shorthand(有速记的知识)

②If there were no examination, we should have______at school.

A.the happiest time    B.a more happier time  

C.much happiest time  D.a much happier time

③         is money.

  A.The time         B.A time      C.Time      D.Times

抽象名词转换为普通名词可用来表示“一次、一阵、一种”具体的行为、事件、现象或结

果。这时名词前往往有形容词修饰

①Oh, John. _____you gave me!

A.How a pleasant surprise     B.How pleasant surprise

C.What a pleasant surprise     D. What pleasant surprise

②She looked up           when I shouted.

A.in a surprise      B.in the surprise      C.in surprise       D.in some surprise

其它例子：The gift came as a complete surprise to me. We have had some unpleasant surprise

③It is_____work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.

A.so unusual        B. such unusual      C.such an unusual   D.so an unusual