非谓语动词综合练习

1. Saying always has less difficulty than _____. A. done B. doing C. to do D. having done 2. The girl is seriously ill. There is _____.

A. nothing to do but send for a doctor

B. something to do but to send for a doctor C. nothing to do but to send for a doctor D. anything to do but sending for a doctor 3. The rest of the money _____ to Alice. A. is to send B. are to send C. is to be sent D. are to be sent

4. Although swimming is his favorite sport, yet he doesn’t like _____ today. A. to swim B. swimming C. swim D. to have swim

5. She said she was sorry _____ the train, so she had to stay here for another day. A. missing B. having missed C. to miss D. to have missed

6. _____ the same mistake again made his parents very angry. A. His being made B. He has made C. He had making D. His making 7. I find the man hard _____. A. to be pleased B. pleasing C. pleased D. to please 8. You’d better not have the lights _____ all day long. A. burning B. burned C. to burn D. being burnt 9. It is _____ thinking about it now. A. of no use B. not use C. no use D. not of any uses 10. —Would you like to sing a song for us? —_____. A. I prefer not B. I prefer not to C. I prefer to not D. I wouldn’t prefer 11. He insisted _____ the working site. A. to be sent to B. being sent to C. on being sent to D. that to be sent to

12. During the next ten years, she had to work hard _____ for the necklace. A. paying B. to pay C. for paying D. in order to paying 13. Janet was angry at _____. A. my not waiting for her B. I didn’t wait for her C. me not wait for her D. me to not wait for her 14. I prefer staying at home _____ the theater.

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A. to go to B. for going to C. to going to D. rather than go

15. Please get someone _____ the washing machine. I want to get it _____ as soon as possible. A. to repair/to be repaired B. repair/repaired C. to repair/repairing D. to repair/repaired 16. _____ more time, he could have done the work much better. A. To be given B. To give C. Given D. Giving 17. The information _____ to us is of great value. A. brought B. taken C. being taken D. being carried

18. The building _____ next month will be a modern hospital. A. built B. being built C. to be built D. be built 19. Jessie was sick _____ such noise. A. of hearing B. to hear C. of being heard D. heard 20. _____, he left the room. A. Finishing the work B. Had finished the work C. After finished the work D. Having finished the work

21. _____ afraid _____ behind, Bill studied even harder than ever before. A. To be/of falling B. Being/fall C. Being/of falling D. To be/to fall

22. The machine requires _____, so the workers are required _____ ready. A. repair/to get B. repairing/to get C. repairing/getting D. to be repaired/getting 23. Everyone dislikes _____. A. being laughed B. to be laughed C. being laughed at D. to be laughed at

24. Would you like Helen _____ you since you have some difficulty? A. helping B. to help C. has helped D. help 25. He is beginning _____ his mistakes. A. correct B. to correct C. correcting D. corrected 26. The Americans can’t use chopsticks _____. A. to eat B. to eating C. eating D. to eat with 27. My wish is _____ the people well in the future. A. to serve for B. to serve C. serving D. serving for

28. The poor boy, _____ with extraordinary strength, _____ from the ground. A. filled/rose B. filling/rose

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C. full/raised D. filled/risen 29. Most shops are open every day, Sunday _____. A. including B. included C. being included D. to include

30. _____ hot, he left only his stomach _____ with a piece of cloth. A. Feeling/covering B. Feeling/covered C. Felt/covered D. Felt/covering 31. He advised _____ a meeting _____ the problem. A. holding/to discuss B. holding/for discussing C. to hold/to discuss D. hold/discussing 32. _____ the teacher, and he will tell you the answer. A. Asking B. Ask C. If ask D. If you ask 33. The thief entered the room without _____. A. noticing B. being noticed C. having noticed D. having been noticed 34. I happened _____ the story when she told me about it. A. having heard of B. to have heard of C. to be heard of D. to hear of 35. He is said _____ abroad already. A. having sent B. to be sending C. to have been sent D. being sent

36. He was made _____ working because of his poor health. A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. stop 37. Do you consider it any good _____ again? A. to try B. try C. trying D. for you to try 38. I regret _____ you that we are unable to offer you a job. A. informing B. having informed C. to inform D. to informing 39. I would appreciate _____ back this afternoon. A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. you’re calling 40. She admitted _____ the key. A. being taking B. to take C. having taken D. to have taken 41. Besides _____, she is kind and tender. A. beautiful B. being beautiful C. she beautiful D. is beautiful 42. I don’t want to speak to you, but I _____. A. have to speak B. have to C. must speak D. must

43. I wondered whether the movie was _____ worth _____.

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A. very/seeing B. well/being seen C. very/being seen D. well/seeing

44. The lecturer began by _____ us where the island was, and went on _____ about its history. A. telling/talking B. to tell/to talk C. telling/to talk D. he told/talking 45. After seeing the movie, _____. A. the book was read by him B. the book made him want to read it C. he wanted to read the book D. the reading of the book interested him 46. —Why doesn’t he take notes? —He has no pen _____. He seems _____ it.

A. to write/to forget bringing B. to write with/to forget to bring

C. to use with/to have forgotten to bring D. to write with/to have forgotten to bring

47. When _____, water can be changed into vapor. A. heated B. being heated C. having been heated D. to heat 48. Having finished the work, _____.

A. it was almost six o’clock

B. a postman came and delivered the evening paper and some letters C. supper had already been prepared D. we had a rest and then had supper 49. _____, she felt quite shy at the party. A. As she a stranger B. Being a stranger C. According to a stranger D. She was a stranger 50. Flank went to the swimming pool _____ swimming. A. to go B. gone C. going D. go 51. The _____ girl sat in the corner, crying. A. frighten B. frightened C. frightening D. fright

52. On a _____ morning the little match girl was found _____ at the corner of the street. A. freezing/freezing B. freezing/frozen C. frozen/frozen D. frozen/freezing

53. They found a _____ old man _____ on the ground when the door was broken open. A. dying/lying B. dying/lied C. dead/lied D. dead/lain 54. Be quick, or you’ll get _____ in the rain. A. to be caught B. catching C. to catch D. caught

55. Who could have imagined such a sweet-tempered girl as Jane _____ such

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a thing! A. doing B. to do C. will do D. does 56. He told me not to leave the pot _____. A. uncovered B. to uncover C. to be uncovered D. uncovering 57. The experience made him _____ the study of science. A. interest in B. to interest in C. interesting in D. interested in

58. He managed to make himself _____ with his _____ English. A. understood/breaking B. understood/broken C. understand/breaking D. understand/broken 59. Did you hear the sound like that of a door _____? A. burst B. to burst in C. burst in D. to be burst in 60. I was deep in thought, so I didn’t notice _____. A. him to come in B. him come in C. he come in D. him coming in 61. Have you any objection to _____ there on foot? A. be going B. going C. go D. went

62. The wallet was returned to him without anything _____. A. missed B. to be missed C. missing D. to miss

63. The teacher was far from _____ with the result of the exam. A. satisfy B. satisfied C. being satisfied D. satisfying . Hurry up! Mother is sure _____ us at home. A. waiting B. to wait for C. to be waiting D. to be waiting for 65. Mr Brown is said _____ a new novel. A. to writing B. to have been written C. to be written D. to have written

66. When _____ into a warm room, the ice soon changed to water. A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. taken 67. The old man walked in the street _____. A. followed his son B. and following his son C. and followed by his son D. followed by his son

68. _____ with fear, a hungry fox hid himself in a small cave, _____ his tail to the rain. A. Trembling/exposing B. Trembled/exposed C. Trembled/exposing D. Trembling/exposed

69. The two farmers _____ what appeared to be small guns forced the enemy

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officer to hand in his map. A. carried B. were carrying C. carrying D. had carried 70. Six _____ nine makes fifteen. A. added to B. adds to C. added up to D. added by 71. The lecturer _____ will be here tomorrow. A. to talk about so much B. to be talking about so much C. so much talking about D. so much talked about

72. _____ some of the questions _____, the Premier said goodbye to us. A. Left/unanswered B. Leaving/unanswered C. Leaving/unanswer D. Left/unanswer 73. _____ her mother had come, her face lit up. A. Hearing B. Having heard C. When heard D. When she heard 74. _____ in white, she looks much more beautiful. A. Wearing B. Dressing C. Dressed D. Having dressed 75. _____, the boy couldn’t enter his house. A. Since the key had lost B. The key being lost C. Lost the key D. Having lost the key

76. The Arctic is considered _____ the northern part of the Atlantic. A. having been B. to have been C. to be D. being

77. It is impossible for the work _____ within a month. A. finishing B. being finishing C. to finish D. to be finished 78. I am too glad _____ you. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. at seeing 79. There is _____ what the weather will be like. A. not knowing B. no knowing C. not know D. no known

80. The bottle _____ the poison was sent to the laboratory for a test. A. containing B. contained C. which containing D. which is contained

81. _____ the children, we are all sure everything will be all right. A. With him taken care of B. With he taken care of C. With him taking care of D. With he taking care of

82. At first she wanted to go to the cinema, but on second thoughts she decided it would be better _____ at home and _____. A. stay/work B. to stay/to work C. stay/to work D. to stay/work 83. He didn’t speak to me, let alone _____ me.

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A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped

84. The people’s government does its best to have the living standard of the people _____. A. risen B. raised C. rise D. raise

85. The little girl found her teddy bear _____ under the bed. A. hiding B. to hide C. hide D. hidden 86. Mr Smith is _____ to our English evening. A. more pleased than to come B. more pleased to come than C. more than pleased to come D. more pleasing than to come 87. Once _____, a bad habit is rather difficult to get rid of. A. formed B. to be formed C. forming D. having formed

88. You can have no idea what is _____ to do when you come to see the strange boss. A. ordering B. being ordered C. to order D. to be ordered . The noise of the door _____ the baby. A. closing waken B. to close woke C. closed wake D. being closed woke 90. Please leave a window _____, for it’s too hot. A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened

91. _____ not knowing the answer to such an easy question! A. Hope B. Decide C. Imagine D. Think 92. He asked to be kept _____ about developments. A. informing B. informed C. to inform D. inform

93. _____ everywhere, the wolves had nowhere _____ themselves. A. Hunting/to hide B. To hunt/to hide C. Hunted/hiding D. Hunted/to hide 94. It _____ this way. A. used to do B. used to be done C. is used to doing D. is using to do 95. They have a lot of difficulty _____. A. in overcoming B. to overcome it C. to overcome D. to be overcome 96. Didn’t you forget us _____ together in the countryside? A. to work B. to working C. working D. worked

97. You always hear about planes _____ because of technical faults.

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A. having been delayed B. being delayed C. having delayed D. delaying

98. These are needed for _____ clothes, paper and other necessaries. A. the making of B. making of C. to make D. makings 99. Have the police caught _____ yet? A. the prisoner who escapes B. the escaping prisoner C. the escaped prisoner D. the prisoner have escaped 100. Do you still remember _____ you when you stayed in hospital? A. my mother and me visiting C. my mother and me to visit B. my mother’s and my visiting D. my mother and me to have visited

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41—45 BBDCC 61—65 BCBDD 81—85 CDABD

6—10 DDACB 26—30 DBABB 46—50 DADBA 66—70 DDACA 86—90 CADDA

11—15 CBACD 31—35 ABBBC 51—55 BBADA 71—75 DBDCB 91—95 CBDBC

16—20 CACAD 36—40 56—60 ADBCB 76—80 CDABA 96—100 CBACA

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