从句结构
(选自2008年度全国职称外语等级考试综合a级试卷)
a new citizenship(公民的身份) test(测试)
1 last week, a sample(样品) of the new us citizenship(公民身份)exam was released(释放,发表) (过去分词/与助动词was一起构成被动语态)by the us citizenship and immigration(移民) services(us-cis). it will be tried out (过去分词结构/与助动词be一起构成被动语态)in 10 cities early next year to replace(代替) the current(现在的, 流通的) test(不定式结构/在句中作状语)in 2008. instead of(不是) asking(询问) how many stripes(条纹) the us flag(国旗) has(动名词结构/在句中作介词of的宾语), as(正如) the current test does, the new one asks(问) why there are 13 stripes. instead of(不是) having to(不得不) name(说出...的名字) the branches(分支机构) of government(政府)(动名词结构/在句中作介词of的宾语), an applicant(申请者) is asked (被要求)to explain(解释) why there are three(不定式结构/在句中作主语补足语).