英语四级考试语法真题训练

英语四级考试语法真题训练-ing形式1

1. We don’t allow ______ in the auditorium ; we don’t want to risk ______ it on fire .

A)to smoke , setting B)to be smoking, to set

C)to be smoking, being set D)smoking, setting

2. He remembered ______ a bunch of flowers at his birthday party when he was a little boy .

A)being given B)to give C)be given D)to be given

3. The thief undoubtedly waited for Alice to go out and entered by the back window and

removed the silver without ______ .

A)ever being seen B)having seen C)seeing D)ever been seen

4. The naughty girl said to her parents that she wanted to be a good girl and set her heart ______ a trail of her own.

A)to blazing B)to blaze C)blazed D)blaze

5. She is very busy ______ her papers. She is far too busy ______ callers.

A)writing, receiving B)to write , for receiving C)to write, to receive D)writing , to receive

6. Mike suggested______ to the movie tonight but they finally decided to stay at home watching TV.

A)to going B)of going C)going D)to go

7. When Kate fell off the bike, the other children______ .

A)could not help laughing B)could not help to laugh

C)were not able to help laugher D)could not help but laughing

8. “What’s made Kathy so upset ”“______ five tickets to the folk music concert.”

A)Because of losing B)Since she lost C)Losing D)Lost

9. When she saw the poor little girl, she couldn’t resist ______ her up.

A)picked B)picking C)to pick D)pick

10. No one thought that Harry’s suggestion was worth______ .

A)to be considered B)of consideration

C)considering D)to consider

11. My brother is looking forward to ______ a trip to Shanghai next month.

A)making B)make C)have made D)be making

12. ______ made the situation extremely hard for us.

A)Wang Dong had left B)Wang Dong’s having left

C)Wang Dong left D)Wang Dong having left

13. It’s no use ______ with her . You might as well ______ with a stone wall. She is incapable of seeing anyone else’s point of view.

A)arguing , arguing B)argue, argue C)to argue, arguing D)arguing , argue

14. He has trouble ______ French.

A)speaking B)spoken C)to speak D)speak

15. I don’t like ______ bills but when I do get them . I like ____ them promptly.

A)to get, paying B)getting, to pay C)to get, to pay D)getting, paying

16. ______ what Kate will be doing next.

A)There’s no saying B)Not to pay C)There’s no to say D)No saying

17. Her last year’s trousers are now outgrown and need ______ a little.

A)lengthened B)lengthening C)to be lengthening D)to lengthen

18. She denied ______ to check the analysis again.

A)to have been told B)having been told C)being told D)to have told

19. When Katherine had seen the film , she ceased ______ in the novel.

A)interesting B)being interested C)interest D)interested

20. I can’t have him ______ idle all day long .

A)staying B)stay C)stayed D)to stay

21. Karen, scolded by her father, finally confessed to ______ the money.

A)steal B)stealing C)having stolen D)have stolen

22. She recollected ______ her criticize her mother for her selfishness.

A)having heard B)to hear C)to listen to D)hear

23. She accepted the cut in salary without complaint as she used ______ . She was afraid of ______ her job.

A)to complain, losing B)complaining losing

C)to complain, being lost D)to be complained, losing

24. Harry is a turner. He spent four years in a factory ______ for the job.

A)for being trained B)training C)being trained D)to be trained

答案

1 d

2 a 3a 4 a 5 d 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 b 10 c 11 a 12 b 1

3 d 1

4 a 1

5 b 1

6 a 1

7 b 1

8 b 19

b 20 a 21

c 22 a 23 a 24 c

25. The mother asked her daughter not to delay ______ the paper.

A)handing in B)having handed in C)to hand in D)hand in

26. You 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 done B)being done C)to do D)to have done

27. Mo st of the old films in the afternoon aren’t ______ awake for anyway.

A)worth staying B)good for staying C)worth to stay D)worth of staying

28. He apologized for ______ to come .

A)not being able B)that he’s not able to C)his not being able D)his being n ot able

29. “Henry doesn’t seem like the same person.”

“______ so much in the war has made him more thoughtful.”

A)For him to see B)His seeing C)Having seen D)To have seen

30. My brother regrets ______ harder while young.

A)not have worked B)not work C)not having worked D)not to work

31. I have given up trying to convince her; there is no point ______ with her.

A)in arguing B)argue C)arguing D)to argue

32. Does Mr. Li object to ______ her the money

A)lending B)lend C)be lent D)that we lend

33. It is no use her ______ there; the situation is hopeless now.

A)to be going B)going C)have gone D)to go

34. They daren’t ask for they ______ .

A)afraid to be laughed at B)are afraid of being laughed at

C)afraid being laughed at D)are afraid of laughed at

35. Homework_____ on time will lead to better grades.

A)be done B)done C)having done D)to have been done

36. _____of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.

A)To be free B)Freeing C)To free D)Freed

37. The students_____ all the exercises, the teacher went on to explain the text.

A)having done B)had done C)doing D)done

38. _____waiting for her, he headed home.

A)Feeding up with B)To be fed up with C)Fed up with D)To feed up with

39. The last bus _____ , they had to walk home.

A)gone B)having gone C)had gone D)has gone

40. They found the room thoroughly _____ and everything _____ in good order.

A)to clean ; to arrange B)cleaned ; arranged

C)clean ; arrange D)cleaning ; arranging

41. _____this information , Alice sat down again to wait.

A)On giving B)After having to give C)Having been given D)After given

42. They conclude that _____ a planet only approximately like their own , life is almost certain to start.

A)to give B)to be given C)given D)give

43. A beam of light will not bend round the corner unless _____ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.

A)having B)to be made C)having made D)made

44. The teacher walked into the classroom ______ .

A)with a book in hand B)hand with a book

C)being with a book in hand D)to have a book in hand

45. The astronauts started their journeys in rockets ______ forward by jets of hot gas.

A)drove B)to drive C)driven D)driving

46. “She has been working very hard recently.”

“Because the burden of a big family has been ______on her shoulder.”

A)borne B)born C)bore D)bear

47. When ______ , the metal expands , and if ______ to cool , it will contract.

A)heating ; allowed B)heating ; allowing C)heated ; allowed D)heated ; allowing

48. Henry is so indifferent to his appearance that he never has his clothes ______.

A)pressed nor shine his shoes B)pressed or his shoes shined

C)to press or his shoes to shine D)pressing or his shoe shined

答案

25 a 26 a 27 a 28 a 29 c 30 c 31 a 32 a 33 b 34 b 35 b 36 d 37 a 38 c 39 b 40 b 41

c 42 c 43

d 44 a 45 c 46 a 47 c 48 b

49. Is there anything you want from town I am going to get______.

A)mailed letters B)these letters mailed C)those letters mail D)to mail those letters

50. The teacher was very strict with the students. He had them _____ a diary without interruption.

A)to keep B)keep C)having kept D)to be keeping

51. Before the examination he had the lights ______ the whole night.

A)burned B)to burn C)burning D)burn

52. “Who won the election for mayor”

“A man ______to represent every m inority group in the city .

A)claim B)is claimed C)claimed D)claiming

53. Her husband promised to stop smoking .But yesterday she caught him ______a cigarette again.

A)smoke B)smoked C)smoking D)to smoke

54. There seemed little hope that the explorer, _______in the tropical forest ,would find his way through it.

A)to be deserted B)having deserted C)to have been deserted D)having been deserted

55. ________, they got down to map out a plan for the construction of a new express way

A)Got everything ready B)Having everything got ready

C)Getting everything ready D)Having got everything ready

56. Commercial banks make most of their income from interest_____ on loans and investment in stocks and bonds.

A)earning B)earned C)to earn D)earn

57. The author gave a detailed description_______ on her personal observation of nature.

A)to base B)being based C)based D)basing

58. “How did the group improve its discussion”

“They all took part ,each member ______the responsibility of leading one meeting .”

A)having B)to have C)has had D)has

59. With the weather conditions ______, they flew to London immediately .

A)taken account into B)taken into account C)taking account into D)taking into account

60. You must follow the directions exactly ,and if you should become _______, you must take the time to go back again and read them over .

A)confused B)to be confused C)to confuse D)confusing

61. It is nine o’clock in the morning .The teacher proposed that they should get ______ at once.

A)started B)start C)to start D)starting

62. Having taken the examination,_________.

A)I gave a passing grade B)I was given a passing grade by the instructor

C)the instructor give me a passing grade D)the instructor gave me a passing grade

63. ______the financial means to remain independent ,Thomas Edison was compelled to seek employment as a night telegraph operator.

A)He was deprived of B)Deprived of

C)That he was deprived of D)Although he was deprived of

64. The scene of the story is _______in London.

A)laying B)lying C)lain D)laid.

65. _______no homework left , the pupils could do whatever they liked .

A)There being B)There had C)There to be D)There having

66. We all left the court , _______ that Tom was innocent.

A)convinced B)convincing C)to convince D)having convinced

67. Don’t you think you’d better _______

A)to have your machine cleaned B)to have cleaned your machine

C)have your machine cleaned D)had your machine cleaned

68. I asked for help ,_____, whether anyone would volunteer.

A)doubting B)doubted C)being doubting D)was doubting

69. The passengers had a chat with the college students ________as conductors during the summer vacation .

A)help out B)helped out C)to help out D)helping out

70. The order _______pumps will come from the control room.

A)stopping to B)stopped C)to stop D)stops

71. _____, the invention is useless.

A)To speak practical B)In speaking practical

C)Speaking practical D)Practically speaking

72. Before he came to London ,he had never heard a single English word ______ .