非谓语动词练习

一． 动名词

= 1 \* Arabic 1. The man caught hold of the side of the lifeboat and narrowly escaped______.

a. to be drowned b. from drowning

c. being drowned d. from being drowned

2. ______ for several years, I was excited to return to the place where I was born and brought up.

a. Since being away b. Since leaving

c. After being away d. After being left

3. Instead of ______ the teacher to explain, Mary ______ her own conclusion.

a. waiting, came to b. waiting, reached c. waiting for, formed d. waiting for, draw

4. ______ by the teacher to leave the classroom made him feel ashamed.

a. Asked b. Being asked c. Having asked d. To have asked

5. ---What do you think his job is in the restaurant?

---Just ______ plates and dishes in the kitchen.

a. wash b. washing c. to be washing d. of washing

6. I can hardly stand his rude manners. I object ______ like a child.

a. to being treated b. being treated c. to be treated d. to treat

7. ---Do you mean ______ a ballet dancer?

---Yes.

---But training to be a ballet dancer means ______ at least six hours every day.

a. being, practicing b. to be, practicing c. to be, to practise d. being, to practise

8. ---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. interview b. interviewing c. being interviewed d. having interviewed

9. ---Let me tell you something about the journalists.

---Don’t you remember ______ me the story yesterday?

a. told b. telling c. to tell d. to have told

10. Please excuse ______ you.

a. me to delay b. for me to delay c. for my delaying d. my delaying

11. Just after putting away the dishes, ______.

a. the doorbell tang loud b. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

c. someone knocked at the door d. the doorbell was rung

12. ______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

a. Exposed b. Having exposed c. Being exposed d. After being exposed

13. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ______ some schools for poor children.

a. set up b. setting up c. have set up d. having set up

14. ---I usually go there by train.

---Why not ______by boat for a change?

a. to try going b. trying to go c. to try and go d. try going

15. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ______ into buying something they don’t really need.

a. to persuade b. persuading c. being persuaded d. be persuaded

16. How about the two of us ______ a walk down the garden?

a. to take b. take c. taking d. to be taking

17. ---I must apologize for ______ ahead of time.

---That’s all right.

a. letting you not know b. not letting you know

c. letting you know not d. letting not you know

18. She looks forward every spring to ______ the flower—lined garden.

a. visit b. paying a visit c. walk in d. walking in

19. ---The old lady has been sad since her husband died.

---Yes, she needs ______.

a. being comforted b. comforting c. be comforted d. to comfort

20. They didn’t like him at first, but they ended up ______ the praises of him.

a. to sing b. singing c. and sang d. sung

21. You can hardly imagine Bob ______the housework by himself.

a. do b. have done c. to do d. doing

22. The manager of the company said they should have prevented such silly mistakes ______.

a. occurring b. being occurred c. to occur d. from being occurred

23. ______ is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

a. That b. Which c. Whatever d. If

24. It’s no use ______ me at the office this week because I’m ______.

a. to ring, on my leave b. to ring, at leave

c. ringing, in holidays d. ringing, on holiday

25. On hearing the ______ result, all the teachers of Class Six couldn’t help ______.

a. satisfied, to jump b. satisfactory, to jump

c. satisfied, jumping d. satisfactory, jumping

26. The farmer who admitted ______ the tiger was severely punished.

a. to kill b. killing c. killed d. to have killed

27. ______ the sad news, she burst out ______.

a. On, crying b. At, crying c. At, tears d. On, tears

28. I realized we should do something to avoid ______ to death.

a. freezing b. to freeze c. to be frozen d. being frozen

29. 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 to do b. being done c. to do d. to have done

30. She used to ______ a girl used to ______ jokes.

a. be, make b. be, making c. being, making d. being, tell

31. There is no risk ______ when your boat is upset if you learn to swim.

a. of your being drowned b. for you to be drowned

c. that you will be drowned d. at you being drowned

32. Doctors say that ______ to sunlight for a long time is harmful to one’s skin.

a. exposed b. exposing c. being exposed d. to expose

33. A man can never accomplish if he always puts off ______ a decision.

a. to make b. making c. in making d. till making

34. They couldn’t stand ______ by the host at the party.

a. to be neglected b. being neglected

c. neglected d. that they were neglected

35. They dare not tell the truth, for they are afraid ______.

a. to be laughed b. of laughing at c. of being laughed at d. being laughed at

36. ---What made his mother angry?

---______.

a. Because he had lost the ticket b. Because of his having lost the ticket

c. As he had lost the ticket d. Having lost the ticket

37. He kept ______ how things were going on in the earthquake areas.

a. informed us of b. informing us of c. us informing of d. informing on

38. The children are fond of ______ to the New Year party, and they don’t mind ______ there till midnight.

a. inviting, keeping b. invite, keep

c. be invited, stay d. being invited, being kept

39. Did you have difficulty ______ the professor’s house in the dark?

a. to find b. finding c. by finding d. to have found

40. Trying without success is better than ______ at all.

a. not to try b. to not try c. not trying d. trying not

41. ______ the work in that way would cost much more time and money.

a. If doing b. Do c. To be doing d. Doing

42. We are looking forward to ______ you at our party, but we wouldn’t mind ______ soon if you have to.

a. have, you to leave b. having, your leaving

c. have, your leaving d. having, your being left

43. We don’t allow ______ in the school.

a. smoking b. to smoke c. they smoking d. anyone smoked

44. He set about ______ the experiment last month and succeeded ______ a good result.

a. doing, in getting b. doing, to get c. to do, in getting d. to do, to get

45. He was busy______ his lessons.

a. prepare b. to prepare c. preparing d. prepared

46. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.

a. in making b. to make c. for making d. in make

47. Tired of the cold weather in New England, Mr. And Mrs. Smith are considering ______ to the south.

a. to move b. moving c. move d. to be moving

48. The ______ video games all day made his mother very angry.

a. child’s playing b. child playing c. child’s play d. child play

49. If you miss ______ for a couple of hours, no harm _____ to you.

a. sleeping, will do b. to sleep, will be done

c. to sleep, will do d. sleeping, will be done

50. How much time does he spend ______ piano every day?

a. practicing playing b. to practise playing the

c. practicing playing the d. to practise playing

51. He suggested ______ to Beijing by plane and ______ without a word.

a. going, left b. to go, to leave c. going, leaving d. go, left

52. The discovery of new evidence led to ______.

a. the thief having caught b. catch the thief

c. the thief being caught d. the thief to be caught

53. At that time she was so angry that she felt like ______ something at him.

a. to throw b. throwing c. to have thrown c. having thrown

54. The old man caught a thief _______ Mike’s bike.

a. to steal b. stealing c. steeling d. steal