动名词练习题（附答案）

动名词练习题（附答案） 1) Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever he breaks traffic regulations. A) having been fined B) to have been fined C) to be fined D) being fined

2) My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime. A) to have heard B) to hear C) for hearing D) hearing 3) The thief took away the woman's wallet without____. A) being seen B) seeing C) him seeing D) seeing him 4) People appreciate ____wit him because he has a good sense of humor. (CET-4 1998,1) A) to work B) to have worked C) working D) have working 5) I've enjoyed ____ to talk with you. A) to be able B) being able C) to been able D) of being able 6) No one can avoid ____ by advertisements. A) to be influenced B) being influenced C) influencing D)having influence 7) They are considering ____ before the prices go up. A) of buying the house B) with buying the house C) buying the house D) to buy the house 8) He thought that ____. A) the effort doing the job was not worth B) the effort was not worth in doing the job C) it was not worth the effort doing the job D) it was not worth the effort by doing the job 9) If I had remembered ____ the door, the things would not have been stolen. A) to lock B) locking C) to have locked D)shavings locked 10) Your shirt needs ____. You'd better have it done today. A) iron B) to iron C) ironing D) being ironed 11) You can't help ____ commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one advertisement or another. A) to hear B) to be heard C) hearing D) with hearing 12) My transistor radio isn't working. It ____. A) need repairing B) needs to repair C) needs repairing D) need to be repaired 13) It is no use ____ me not to worry. A) you tell B) your telling C) for you to have told D)shavingstold 14) He is very busy ____ his papers. He is far too busy ____ callers. A) to write...to receive B) writing...to receive C) writing...receiving D) to write...for receiving 15) The suspect at last admitted ____ stolen goods but denied ____ them. A) receiving...selling B) to receive...to sell C) to receiving...to selling D) to have received...to have sold 16) She apologized for ____ to come. A) her not being able B) her being not able C) not being able D) that she's not able to 17) I really appreciate ____ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage by myself. A) you to offer B) that you offer C) your offering D) that you are offering 18) Please stop ____, boys, I have something important to ____ you. A) saying ...talk B) telling ... say C) talking ...speak D) talking ... tell 19) Tony, would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty ____ his tape recorder? A) to fix B) fixing C) for fixing D) fix 20)"Why isn't Nancy going to meet us?""It's my fault. I forgot all about ____ her." A) telephoning to B) to telephone C) to telephone to D) the telephoning to 21)"Why were you late?""I had a hard time ____ up this morning." A) to get B) get C) got D) getting 22) I remember ____ to help us if we ever got into trouble. A) once offering B) him once offering C) him to offer D) to offer him 23) John regretted ____ to the meeting last week. A) not going B) not to go C) not been going D) not to be going 24) It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. A) sleep B) to sleeping C) slept D) to sleep 25) He gives people the impression ____ many poems. A) of written B) to have written C) of being written D) to write 26) Do you feel like ____ out or would you rather ____ dinner at home? A) going...to have B) to go...to have C) to go...having D) going...have 27) Prior to ____ the formal speech, first he will introduce himself. A) delivering B) deliver C) being delivering D) being delivered 28)I don't mind ____ by bus, but I hate ____ in queues. A) to travel...standing B) traveled...standing C) traveling...to stand D) traveling...standing 29) What about ____ double quantities of everything today? We have hardly time to go____ next week. A) buying...to shop B) buy...shopping C) buying...shopping D) to buy...shopping 30) We had some trouble ____ the house and nobody seemed ____ where it was. A) in finding...knowing B) finding...to know C) to find...knowing D) to find...to know 31) We can't imagine ____ in the entrance examination, for she has never been to school. A) she succeeding B) her succeeding C) she succeed D) her to succeed 32) I don't like ____ at me. A) them laughing B) their laugh C) them laugh D) them to have laughed 33) We suggested ____ in hotels but the children were