非谓语动词练习.

非谓语动词练习一．动名词1. The man caught hold of the side of the lifeboat and narrowly escaped______.a. to be drownedb. from drowningc. being drownedd. from being drowned2. ______ for several years, I was excited to return to the place where I was born and brought up.a. Since being awayb. Since leavingc. After being awayd. After being left3. Instead of ______ the teacher to explain, Mary ______ her own conclusion.a. waiting, came tob. waiting, reachedc. waiting for, formedd. waiting for, draw4. ______ by the teacher to leave the classroom made him feel ashamed.a. Askedb. Being askedc. Having askedd. To have asked5. ---What do you think his job is in the restaurant?---Just ______ plates and dishes in the kitchen.a. washb. washingc. to be washingd. of washing6. I can hardly stand his rude manners. I object ______ like a child.a. to being treatedb. being treatedc. to be treatedd. to treat7. ---Do you mean ______ a ballet dancer?---Y es.---But training to be a ballet dancer means ______ at least six hours every day.a. being, practicingb. to be, practicingc. to be, to practised. being, to practise8. ---I’m afraid you’ll have to come to an interview before we decide whether we’ll hire you.---That’s OK. I wouldn’t mind ______.a. interviewb. interviewingc. being interviewedd. having interviewed9. ---Let me tell you something about the journalists.---Don’t you remember ______ me the story yesterday?a. toldb. tellingc. to telld. to have told10. Please excuse ______ you.a. me to delayb. for me to delayc. for my delayingd. my delaying11. Just after putting away the dishes, ______.a. the doorbell tang loudb. Nancy heard the doorbell ringc. someone knocked at the doord. the doorbell was rung12. ______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.a. Exposedb. Having exposedc. Being exposedd. After being exposed13. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ______ some schools for poor children.a. set upb. setting upc. have set upd. having set up14. ---I usually go there by train.---Why not ______by boat for a change?a. to try goingb. trying to goc. to try and god. try going15. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ______ into buying something they don’t really need.a. to persuadeb. persuadingc. being persuadedd. be persuaded16. How about the two of us ______ a walk down the garden?a. to takeb. takec. takingd. to be taking17. ---I must apologize for ______ ahead of time.---That’s all right.a. letting you not knowb. not letting you knowc. letting you know notd. letting not you know18. She looks forward every spring to ______ the flower—lined garden.a. visitb. paying a visitc. walk ind. walking in19. ---The old lady has been sad since her husband died.---Y es, she needs ______.a. being comfortedb. comfortingc. be comfortedd. to comfort20. They didn’t like him at first, but they ended up ______ the praises of him.a. to singb. singingc. and sangd. sung21. Y ou can hardly imagine Bob ______the housework by himself.a. dob. have donec. to dod. doing22. The manager of the company said they should have prevented such silly mistakes ______.a. occurringb. being occurredc. to occurd. from being occurred23. ______ is worth doing at all is worth doing well.a. Thatb. Whichc. Whateverd. If24. It’s no use ______ me at the office this week because I’m ______.a. to ring, on my leaveb. to ring, at leavec. ringing, in holidaysd. ringing, on holiday25. On hearing the ______ result, all the teachers of Class Six couldn’t help ______.a. satisfied, to jumpb. satisfactory, to jumpc. satisfied, jumpingd. satisfactory, jumping26. The farmer who admitted ______ the tiger was severely punished.a. to killb. killingc. killedd. to have killed27. ______ the sad news, she burst out ______.a. On, cryingb. At, cryingc. At, tearsd. On, tears28. I realized we should do something to avoid ______ to death.a. freezingb. to freezec. to be frozend. being frozen29. Y ou may have been right when you said I didn’t have to help him. But I don’t regret ______ what I thought was right.a. having to dob. being donec. to dod. to have done30. She used to ______ a girl used to ______ jokes.a. be, makeb. be, makingc. being, makingd. being, tell31. There is no risk ______ when your boat is upset if you learn to swim.a. of your being drownedb. for you to be drownedc. that you will be drownedd. at you being drowned32. Doctors say that ______ to sunlight for a long time is harmful to one’s skin.a. exposedb. exposingc. being exposedd. to expose33. A man can never accomplish if he always puts off ______ a decision.a. to makeb. makingc. in makingd. till making34. They couldn’t stand ______ by the host at the party.a. to be neglectedb. being neglectedc. neglectedd. that they were neglected35. They dare not tell the truth, for they are afraid ______.a. to be laughedb. of laughing atc. of being laughed atd. being laughed at36. ---What made his mother angry?---______.a. Because he had lost the ticketb. Because of his having lost the ticketc. As he had lost the ticketd. Having lost the ticket37. He kept ______ how things were going on in the earthquake areas.a. informed us ofb. informing us ofc. us informing ofd. informing on38. The children are fond of ______ to the New Y ear party, and they don’t mind ______ there till midnight.a. inviting, keepingb. invite, keepc. be invited, stayd. being invited, being kept39. Did you have difficulty ______ the professor’s house in the dark?a. to findb. findingc. by findingd. to have found40. Trying without success is better than ______ at all.a. not to tryb. to not tryc. not tryingd. trying not41. ______ the work in that way would cost much more time and money.a. If doingb. Doc. To be doingd. Doing42. We are looking forward to ______ you at our party, but we wouldn’t mind ______ soon if you have to.a. have, you to leaveb. having, your leavingc. have, your leavingd. having, your being left43. We don’t allow ______ in the school.a. smokingb. to smokec. they smokingd. anyone smoked44. He set about ______ the experiment last month and succeeded ______ a good result.a. doing, in gettingb. doing, to getc. to do, in gettingd. to do, to get45. He was busy______ his lessons.a. prepareb. to preparec. preparingd. prepared46. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.a. in makingb. to makec. for makingd. in make47. Tired of the cold weather in New England, Mr. And Mrs. Smith are considering ______ to the south.a. to moveb. movingc. moved. to be moving48. The ______ video games all day made his mother very angry.a. child’s playingb. child playingc. child’s playd. child play49. If you miss ______ for a couple of hours, no harm _____ to you.a. sleeping, will dob. to sleep, will be donec. to sleep, will dod. sleeping, will be done50. How much time does he spend ______ piano every day?a. practicing playingb. to practise playing thec. practicing playing thed. to practise playing51. He suggested ______ to Beijing by plane and ______ without a word.a. going, leftb. to go, to leavec. going, leavingd. go, left52. The discovery of new evidence led to ______.a. the thief having caughtb. catch the thiefc. the thief being caughtd. the thief to be caught53. At that time she was so angry that she felt like ______ something at him.a. to throwb. throwingc. to have thrown c. having thrown54. The old man caught a thief _______ Mike’s bike.a. to stealb. stealingc. steelingd. steal。