非谓语动词专项练习题

A. missed B. to be misses 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 64. 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 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 had been 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. 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

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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 89. 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. 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 B. my mother’s and my visiting C. my mother and me to visit D. my mother and me to have visited 101. There ______ no classes yesterday, we paid a visit to the Great Wall. A. was B. being C. were D. had been

102. The policeman rushed into the room only ______ an old lady lying on the ground. A. found B. find C. finding D. to find

103. The boy lay on the ground, his eyes ______ and his hands ______.

A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembling C. closed; trembled D. closing; trembled 104.______, the girls raced on to the second runners.

A. Stick in hand B. With a stick in her hand C. Sticks in hand D. Sticks in hands 105. Each of them got up early ______ to catch the early bus. A. to hope B. hoping C. so that D. and

106. How pleased the Emperor was ______ what the cheats said! A. hearing B. heard C. hear D. to hear

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107. We should prevent pollution ______ happily.

A. from living B. living C. to living D. to live 108.I am busy now, so I can’t help ______ the machine.

A. repair B. to have repaired C. repairing D. fixing 109. Jane came very close ______ a gold medal for Britain in the Olympics. A. to win B. winning C. to winning D. to be won

110. The boy seated himself in the corner with his back ______ to his father. A. turning B. to turn C. to be turned D. turned

111. ----By the way, when did you get your bedroom ______? ----Last week. A. to paint B. painted C. painting D. to be painted

112. He likes ______, but he doesn’t like ______ today because it is too cold.

A. to swim; to swim B. swimming; swimming C. to swim; swimming D. swimming; to swim 113. The novel is said ______ into many languages.

A. to translate B. being translated C. o have been translated D. having been translated 114. I’m examining the composition he has just finished ______ the possible mistakes in it. A. correcting B. to correct C. corrected D. correct 115. They would not allow him ______ across the enemy line.

A. to risk going B. risking to go C. for risk to go D. risk going 116. He spent as much time as he could _____ the child.

A. teaching B. to teach C. teach D. for teaching

117. ----Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday? ----I ______, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did 118. ______ the room, a letter was laid on the ground.

A. Entering B. Having entered C. He entered D. Mrs Green entering 119. They set out ______ for the ______ boy.

A. searching; losing B. searching; lost C. to search; lost D. to search; missed 120. They arrived at their university very late, ______ the gate closely shut. A. found B. to find C. find D. finding 121. ----Do you have anything more ______, sir?

----No. You can have a rest or do something else.

A. typing B. to be typed C. typed D. to type

122. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on. A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing

123. With a lot of difficult problems ______, the manager felt worried all the time. A. to settle B. settling C. settled D. being settled

124. Will those ______ the children from abroad come to the headmaster’s office? A. teaching B. teach C. who teaches D. who teaching 125. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.

A. being interviewed B. interviewed C.interviewing D. having interviewed 126. They apologized for ______ to attend the meeting.

A. their not being able B. their being not able C. them not able D. them being able not

127. _____ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants(变异体) of genes in human bodies. A. Being exposed B. Having exposed C. Exposed D. After being exposed

128. China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization on December 11, 2001, thus ______ its

15-year wish to join the global trade body.

A. having realized B. realized C. realizing D. to realize

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129. Tom looked at Jenny, tears ______ his eyes, and shouted out the words ______ in his heart for years. A. filling; having hidden B. illed; hidden C. filling; hidden D. filled; hiding

130. Which will you enjoy ______ your vacation, traveling abroad or working in the countryside? A. to spend B. spend C. spending D. spent 131. ----Will you please tell us how you can seize the robbers?

----I will spend a whole week ______ in your room to wait for their coming. A. locking B. to lock C. locked D. being locked

132. I regret ______ you that they are unable to come to your wedding tomorrow. A. informing B. having informed C. to have been informed D. to inform 133. He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hall without anyone ______. A. noticing B. noticed C. to notice D. being noticed

134. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.

A. being interviewed B. interviewed C. interviewing D. having interviewed 135. He spoke in such a high voice ______ out in the street.

A. as to be heard B. to be heard C. as to hear D. to hear

136. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be set up in every town ______ 50 households or more.

A. having B. to have C. to have had D. having had

137. The building project ______ next year is, I think, not easy ______ in time. A. being carried out; to complete B. carried out; to be completed

C. to be carried out; to complete D. to be carried out; to be completed

138. The reason ______ she gave for not coming to the party is that her mother wouldn’t allow her to. A. that B. what C. why D. because

139. Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Grand Hotel? I thought it was on this corner, but I seem to

______ a mistake.

A. make B. be making C. having made D. have made 140. ----Here’s a new pair of shoes for you.

----Thank you, but there’s no need ______ a new pair for me.

A. to have bought B. to buy C. buying D. to be buying 141. What worried the boy most was ______ to visit his father in the hospital.

A. his not allowing B. his not being allowed C. having not been allowed D. his being not allowed 142. To do a bit for the motherland, ______.

A. working hard is necessary B. to learn a foreign language is needed

C. it is important to master science D. one should serve the people whole-heartedly 143. Everything ______ into consideration, they ought to have another chance. A. to take B. taken C. to be taken D. taking

144. The officials discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next month. A. carry out B. carrying out C. to carry out D. carried out

145.European football is played in 80 countries ,____it the most popular sport in the world A. making B. makes C. made D to make

146.The purpose of new technologies in to make life easier, __ it more difficult. A .not make B. not to make C. not making D. don’t make 147.Little Franz thought of nothing but ______football . A. play B. to play C. played D. playing 148.If _____, the experiment will be successful.

A. carefully doing B . it done carefully C. carefully done D. doing carefully

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