非谓语动词练习题(共8页)

1. I was ______ work last week, but I changed my mind.a. to startb. to have startedc. to be startingd. to have been starting2. I intended ______ the matter with you, but I had some guests hen.a. discussb. discussingc. having discussedd. to have discussed3. Don’t let me catch you ______.a. do that againb. to do that againc. doing that againd. done that again4. There are many kinds of metals ______.a. each has its special propertiesb. one has its special propertiesb. each having its special properties d. having its special properties5. It’s pay-day, and they’re waiting ______.a. for payingb. to be paidc. to be payingd. to have paid6. _______ trouble, I’m going to forget the whole affair.a. Then rather causeb. Rather causingc. Rather than caused. Rather than caused7. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.a. so as tob. such as toc. so thatd. such that8. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined ______ high levels of self-confidence.a. possessb. have possessedc. to possessd. possessing9. The worker is ______ in repairing the machine to notice my coming.a. too busyb. enough busyc. busy tood. busy enough10. “What did you do in the garden?”“I watched my father ______ his motorbike.”a. to repairb. repairedc. repairingd. repairs11. We must have an engineer ______ the workers build the house.a. to seeb. seec. seeingd. seen12. Induction means ______ a general conclusion from special facts.a. to come tob. to comingc. coming tod. came13. I’m not going to ask the teacher why he gave me that grade; I intend _______.a. to let rest the matterb. the matter to be let restingc. letting the matter to restd. to let the matter rest14. I have tried _______ worrying about it.a. to stop consciouslyb. to consciously stopc. to conscious stoppingd. to stopping consciously15. “Do you want to give a talk on that subject?”“I prefer ______ .”a. not wantb. not wantingc. to not givingd. not to16. I _______ the truth of your remarks, although they go against my interests.a. cannot but admitb. cannot help but to admitc. cannot but admittingd. cannot help but admitting17. Since she is angry, we ______.a. had better leaving her aloneb. should leave her alonec. might as well leave her aloned. had rather leave her alone18. I don’t allow ______ in my office and I don’t allow my family ______ at all.a. to smoke…smokingb. smoking…to smokec. to smoke…to smoked. smoking…smoking19. You should remember ______ from the point when you are writing a composition.a. don’t wanderb. not to wanderc. no wanderingd. not wander20. Grace advised us to withdraw ______.a. so as to get not involvedb. so as not to get involvedc. so that to get not involvedd. as not to get involved21. He ran all the way up to the station ______ that the train had left fifteen minutes before.a. in order to findb. so as to findc. only to findd. such as to find22. George went hunting for a week but still he didn’t find a room ______.a. to liveb. to live inc. for livingd. to be living in23. You should really avoid ______ at home alone as he is old and ill.a. your father stayb. your father to stayc. your father’s stayingd. your father who stays24. John didn’t wan t to risk ______ wet as he had only one suit.a. gettingb. to getc. being gotd. to be gotten25. I’m disappointed with the new officers elected in our club, but there is no point _______ about it.a. to worryb. in worryingc. with us worryingd. if we worry26. It won’t be any use ______ to borrow any more money.a. you to tryb. of your tryingc. trying youd. your trying27. The law requires all cars _______ for safety and efficiency.a. being tested regularlyb. to be regularly testedc. be regularly testedd. regularly tested28. I remember ______ to the zoo by my father when I was little.a. being takenb. takingc. have been takend. to have taken29. I completely forgot ______ the front door last night and feel fortunate that nothing is stolen.a. lockingb. being lockedc. to lockd. to have locked30. I regret ______ you that your application has been refused.a. informingb. being informedc. to be informedd. to inform31. I didn’t mean ______ anything, but these apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ______ one.a. to eat…tryingb. to eat…o tryingc. eating…to tryd. eating…to trying32. I know it isn’t important but I can’t help ______ about it.a. but to thinkb. thinkingc. thinkd. to think33. The ship, ______ to a shapeless wreck, was hardly recognizable.a. being reducedb. reducingc. reducedd. having been reducing34. The young doctor could not sleep at night, his thoughts ______ him no peace.a. gaveb. givingc. being givend. to give35. After a long walk on a hot day, one feels ______.a. exhaustiveb. exhaustingc. exhaustd. exhausted36. Those relatives of his are ______ . I don’t want to have any dealings with them.a. boring peopleb. bored peoplec. people having boredd. people having boring37. You must follow the directions exactly and if you become ______, you must take the time to go back again and reread them.a. to confuseb. confusingc. confused. confused38. There is something wrong with my TV set, I must have it ______.a. checkingb. checkc. to checkd. checked39. He was just about to jump up when he felt something ______ near his feet.a. to moveb. movec. movingd. moved40. ______ with the corresponding period of last year, the output of chemical fibers in the first quarter rose by 15%.a. Comparingb. To comparec. Comparedd. Compare41. “Was the rally successful?’“No, because the number of ______ was smaller than we had expected.”a. people who attendb. attended peoplec. people attendingd. attendance of people42. Uncle Dick has already arrive. Do you expect ______ to see him?a. Goingb. goc. to god. that you go43. From the electric refrigerator Dick takes a carton of cream, another of fresh milk and a can of ______ orange juice.a. frozenb. frozec. freezingd. freezed44. He felt bad for ______ a chance to study abroad.a. having not givenb. not having givenc. having not been givend. not having been given45. In some countries there are already a number of firms ______ computer programming.a. specialize inb. specialized inc. specializing ind. specializes in46. The young man who saw the car ______ into the river telephoned the police station.a. plungeb. plungedc. was plungingd. to plunge47. While she was shopping, she kept ______ the list to make sure she hadn’t forgotten anything.a. checkedb. checkingc. to checkd. check48. You’d better ______.a. to have your shoes mendedb. to have mended your shoesc. have your shoes mendedd. having your shoes mended49. The machines are made ______ at full speed.a. workb. workingc. to workd. to be worked50. It is certain that men will never stop ______ new energy sources to power their growing industry.a. findingb. to findc. having foundd. found51. It is really quite extraordinary that we should have been at the same college without ______ before.a. metb. being metc. having metd. having been met52. Professor Smith is said ______ another important discovery in chemistry.a. having madeb. having been madec. to have maded. to make53. Without the sun’s light ______ the earth’s surface, it would be so cold that life could not exist on the earth.a. warmsb. warmedc. warmingd. to warm54. The rocket will weigh about 200 tons when ______.a. being completedb. completed completing d. have been completed55. There are plans ______ a number of atomic power station in this regions.a. to buildb. to be builtc. buildingd. being built56. All of us are looking forward to ______ a trip to the Ming Tombs.a. makeb. makingc. to makingd. have made57. I can’t understand ______ a dec ision until it is too late.a. him to postpone to makeb. his postponing to makec. him to postponing makingd. his postponing making58. I would like ______ that I don’t have a very high opinion of you.a. to have you knowb. have you knowc. to have your knownd. having you know59. I had intended ______ him while he was living at Aberdeen.a. visitingb. visitc. to have visitedd. having visited60. Do you consider better _______ ?a. not doing it againb. not do it againc. not having done it againd. not to do it again61. The famous scientist was easy _______ along with.a. to getb. for gettingc. gettingd. got62. The students will have more discussions like this in the weeks ______.a. comingb. to comec. comed. to be coming63. He felt lonely at first, but after a time he got ______ alone and even got ______ it.a. used to living…to likeb. used to live… to likec. using to live…likingd. to be used to living…liking64. Our master raised his voice so that the could make himself ______ by the pupils in the back of the hall.a. hearb. heardc. hearingd. to be heard65. When he awoke, he found himself ______ in the hospital and ______ by an old woman.a. lying…being looked afterb. lying…be looking afterc. lie…be looked afterd. lie…being look ed after66. ______ from the hill-top the lake scenery is beyond description.a. To seeb. Seeingc. Seend. Having seen67. ______ in the strange forest, the poor girls fell to ______.a. Lost…cryingb. Lost…cryc. To lost…cryd. Having been lost…crying68. They’ll have you ______ if you don’t pay your taxes.a. to be arrestedb. arrestc. arrestedd. being arrested69. All flights ______ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.a. having cancelledb. were cancelledc. have been cancelledd. having been cancelled70. Although it was very late when John began doing the job, he managed with his friend’s assistance, ______ before the building was locked.a. to be finishedb. being finishedc. finishingd. to finish71. Despite the earnest efforts of various private groups as well as government agencies, many of the problems have not yet been solved, and much remains to ______.a. have been doneb. be donec. have doned. do72. ______ that bad weather was on the way, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on Eiger until the following week.a. Having toldb. Being toldc. Tellingd. Having been told73. Members of the Government itself acknowledge many of their predictions _______ wildlyover-optimistic.a. to beb. beingc. to have beend. having been74. The match was cancelled because most of the members ______ a match without a standard court.a. objected to havingb. objected to havec. were objected to haved. were objected to having75. The teacher doesn’t permit ______ in class.a. smokeb. smokingc. to smoked. to have smoke76. I like watching TV ______ to the cinema.a. more than to gob. more than goingc. than goingd. rather than to go77. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.a. to be informedb. informedc. on informingd. informing78. Mrs. Brown is supposed ______ for Italy last week.a. to have leftb. to leavec. to be leavingd. to have been left79. Dorothy went to work quietly, ______ to work as hard as she could.a. her mind being made upb. with her mind made upc. with her mind making upd. he mind making up80. Husband and wife with a common duty to the country will find themselves ______ closer together.a. been drawnb. drawnc. to drawd. drawing81. Here we found little snow, as most of it seemed ______ blown off the mountain.a. to have beenb. that it wasc. to bed. that it had been82. ______ halfway through the exercise, the teacher changed his mind and collected all our papers.a. When only beingb. When we were onlyc. Being onlyd. Having been83. Some passengers are reading the morning paper, others are talking with one another, ______ nervously for the train.a. to waitb. are waitingc. waitingd. being waited84. There’s one thing I dislike about him: he will neve r admit ______ a mistake.a. having madeb. makingc. being maded. have been made85. Stan spent half a year ______ material for his new book.a. to collectb. collectc. collectingd. collected86. It’s no use ______ me not to worry.a. you tellb. your tellingc. for you to have toldd. having told87. The chairman insists that there be a meeting _______ within the shortest possible time.a. to holdb. to be heldc. to have been heldd. to be holding88. When the famous pianist was a child, he was accustomed ______ for several hours a day.a. to practicingb. to practicec. to be practicingd. to have practiced.89. In China hundreds of different dialects are spoken; people of some villages ______ themselves understood by the inhabitants of the next town.a. making trouble haveb. have making troublec. have trouble makingd. trouble making have90. It’s a wonderful place for anyone ______ in architecture, as you are.a. interestingb. to be interestedc. being interestedd. interested91. Another feature worth ______ is the role of information throughout a feedback control system..a. noticedb. noticingc. being noticedd. notice92. I believe ______ very largely due to mistaken views of the world.a. this unhappiness areb. to be this unhappinessc. this be unhappinessd. this unhappiness to be93. When they met, Leonards and his enemy were fighting ______.a. killed each otherb. to kill each otherc. killing each otherd. to be killed each other94. Before the invention of aero-planes, ______ in the sky like a bird was only a dream.a. men flyb. to flyc. for flyingd. man flys95. At last they succeeded ______ the job.a. to persuade him to takeb. in persuading him to takec. to persuade him takingd. in persuading him taking96. All that it does is ______ the place of a house wife.a. takesb. takingc. taked. being taken97. He listened to me ______ what Mr. Smith had said the day before.a. to repeatb. to be repeatedc. to repeatingd. repeat98. He could do little except ______.a. writingb. writec. writtend. to write99. The electric shaver ______ before it can be used.a. needs repairingb. requires to repairb. should be in repair d. has to be repairable100. ______ a problem requiring multiplication or division, the computer solves it by adding or subtracting.a. Givingb. Having givenc. Being givend. Given101. You can fly to London this evening ______ you don’t mind changing planes in Paris.a. providedb. exceptc. unlessd. so far as102. Students from the south prefer _______.a. eat rice than breadb. eating rice than breadc. eating rice to eating breadd. eating rice to eat bread103. Would you be ______ to help me with my luggage?a. enough kindb. kind enoughc. too kindd. kind too104. The father advise ______ the second-hand car.a. his son to not buyb. his son not to buyc. his son’s no buyingd. that his son not to buy105. “Do you intend to come with us?”“Yes, ______.”a. I intend sob. I intend thatc. I intend tod. I intend106. It takes a whole year for the earth ______ round the sun once.a. travelingb. to travelc. traveledd. travels107. The factory ______ next year will be one of the largest in this city.a. to buildb. to be builtc. being builtd. having been built108. With the guide ______ the way, we set off on foot into the dark night.a. leadingb. ledc. leadsd. to lead109. They got the work ______ before the rainy season set in.a. to dob. donec. doingd. did110. Things are known ______ when they unite with the oxygen of the air.a. burningb. to burnc. burnd. being burning111. He was thoroughly ashamed ______ so much money on such an ugly picture.a. for spendingb. with spendingc. to have spentd. of having spent112. ______ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.a. To be freeb. Freeingc. To freed. Freed113. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.a. to be robbedb. robbedc. to have been robbedd. having been robbed114. There seemed little hope that the explorer, ______ in the tropical forest, would find his way through it.a. to be desertedb. having desertedc. to have been desertedd. having been deserted115. “Where should I send my application?”“The Personnel Office is the place ______.”a. to sent itb. sent it toc. to send it tod. for sending it116. The publisher will send you a specimen copy of their new book ______.a. when it will be requestedb. when they are requestedc. when requestedd. when request it117. Rome is the city ______.a. I rathe r most like to visitb. I’d most like to visitc. I’m rather to visit mostd. I’d prefer most to visit118. There ______ no further business, the meeting came to a stop.a. beingb. wasc. beend. had been119. Please remind me ______ some eggs for the coming party.a. buyb. to buyc. of buyingd. for buying120. Don’t say anything at the meeting unless ______.a. askingb. askedc. being askedd. to be asked121. The radio announced that all flights ______ have been cancelled because of the fog.a. go outb. gone outc. going outd. will go out122. What’s the use ______ extra leisure time if you don’t know what to do?a. haveb. to havec. being haved. of knowing123. ______ mathematical concepts of some students was very difficult because the students did not have a math background.a. Explainb. Explainingc. Have explainedd. Having explained124. Although John was the oldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.a. to takeb. takingc. taked. taken125. Commercial banks make most of their income from interest ______ on loans and investment in stocks and bonds.a. earnb. earnedc. to earnd. was earned126. Amelia Earhart, the first woman ______ a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in 1898.a. makesb. madec. makingd. to make127. It is impossible for the plan ______.a. to put into practiceb. not to put into practicec. to be put into practiced. to be not put into practice128. ______ is what she wants to know.a. Who to do itb. Whom to do itc. Who does it dod. Whom doing it129. My wife suggested ______ to Scotland for a holiday, but I favor ______ Wales instead.a. to go…to visitb. going …visitingc. to go…visitingd. going …to visit130. There are several ______ leaves on the ground.a. fallingb. fallenc. to falld. fell。