非谓语动词练习.doc

第四部分非谓语动词练习题I. Choose the best answer for each sentence.1. The Columbia, first _ in 1981, can travel into space and then return to earth for the next trip. A. launched B. launching C. being launched D. having launched2. _ experiments in the lab, it started to rain heavily. A. Performing B. While performing C. To perform D. While he was performing3. “How did you learn to drive?” “ _ strict obedience to my tutor.” A. Given B. Give C. To give D. By giving4. There was a good program on TV yesterday evening, but I was too busy _. A. to work at my thesis and to watch it B. to work at my thesis watching it C. Working at my thesis to watch it D. working at my thesis and watching it5. The way he talks is simply intolerable, I object to _ like a child. A. treat B. be treated C. treating D. being treated6. There is plenty of good _ in this world, certainly. A. to utter B. uttering C. to be uttered D. uttered7. The chimney is dirty. It needs _. A. cleaning B. to clean C. cleaned D. being cleaned8. It is no good _ to come now. He is busy. A. to ask him B. if you ask him C. that you ask him D. asking him9. No one thought that Johns suggestion was worth _. A. to consider B. considering C. to be considered D. of consideration10. _ so much in the war has made him more thoughtful. A. His seeing B. To have seen C. Having seen D. For him to see11. She needs the paper _ before noon. A. to be typed B. typed C. to type D. typing12. I really appreciate _ to help me, but I am sure that I will be able to manage by myself. A. that you offer B. you to offer C. your offering D. that you are offering13. We found the newly-built hall big enough _ 2000 people. A. hold B. held C. to hold D. to be held14. The engines are made _ at full speed. A. to work B. work C. working D. to be worked 15. Many things _ impossible in the past are common today. A. considered B. to consider C. considering D. being considered16. I spoke to the child kindly _ him. A. so as not to frighten B. in order to not frighten C. for not frightening D. not to frighten 17. Such _ the case, there were no grounds to justify your complaints. A. is B. was C. being D. were18. When _ at the door, she was given a warm welcome. A. appear B. appeared C. appearing D. appears19. Mr. Ramsay points out that an important distinction needs _ between tow kinds of reading comprehension. A. to make B. to be made C. made D. being made20. If you want to buy an expensive camera, we have several models _. A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing21. It is believed that _ work means moving a body through a distance by a force. A. having done B. done C. being done D. doing 22. _ from space, our earth, with water covering over 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”. A. Seeing B. Having seen C. To see D. Seen23. There is no _ still in this life; one must either advance or fall behind. A. stand B. standing C. to stand D. having stood24. To see one time is better than _ a hundred times. A. hearing B. hear C. to hear D. to be heard25. Marys father approved of _ in the United States for another year in order to work toward her M. A. A. her to stay B. she staying C. her staying D. she to stay26. Ellen was absent this morning because she had her teeth _. A. filling B. filled C. to fill D. fill27. The examiner made us _ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center. A. showing B. show C. showed D. to show28. Would you please _ the listening comprehension script until you have listen to the tape? A. not to read B. dont read C. not read D. dont to read29. No matter how frequently _, the works of Beethoven always attract large audience. A. performing B. to be performed C. performed D. being performed30. It is _ the earth that satellites carry television cameras far into space. A. observed B. observing C. to be observed D. to observe31. Materials presenting permanent deformations after the disappearance of the loads are said _ plastically. A. to have behaved B. behaving C. to behave D. behavior32. The chemicals in the container are acting on each other so as _ electric current. A. producing B. to produce C. for producing D. produced33. _ in operation for many hours, the motor became rather hot. A. Being B. To be C. Be D. Having been34. _, the steam escaped from the cylinder. A. Being fully expanded B. Having been fully expanded C. Having fully expanded D. To have fully expanded35. There is _ that well-educated people should devote their knowledge and skills to their own country and people. A. no deny B. no denying C. not deny D. not denied36. _，Alice in Wonderland appeals to many adult readers, too. A. Although it written for children B. Though written for children C. Though for children written D. Although writing for children 37. She put forward the suggestion to Professor Green, who, after _ it with others, decided to accept it. A. having been discussedB. discussing C. being discussed D. discussed 38. It is reported that the American Medical Association has called for the sport of Boxing _. A. to be forbidden B. to be forbidding C. to have been forbidden D. to forbid39. _, water will dissolve almost anything. A. To give enough time B. Given enough time C. Giving enough time D. Enough time given40. Vegetables are cheap _ when they are in season. A. buying B. to buy C. to be bought D. to buy them41. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do. A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have been told42. I worked so late in the office that I hardly had time _ the last bus. A. to have caught B. to catch C. catching D. having caught43. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _ storming into the bosss office. A. prevent B. prohibit C. turn D. avoid44. 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 deserted45. All flights _ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train. A. were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled46. My wife suggested _ to Scotland for a holiday, but I favor _ Wales instead. A. to go to visit B. to go visiting C. going visiting D. going to visit47. When visiting a foreign country, I sometime found it difficult _. A. making others understand me B. to make myself understand C. to make others understand me D. to make myself understood48. Why do you stand and watch the thief _ away? A. running B. to run C. ran D. run49. So many representatives _, the conference had to be postponed. A. to be absent B. were absent C. being absent D. was absent50. She didnt know whether to sell her books or _. A. to keep them for reference B. if she should keep them for reference C. keeping them for reference D. kept for reference51. The integrated circuit has reduced by many times the size of the computer, thus _ a new generation of portable minicomputers. A. to create B. creating C. created D. creates52. She did nothing but _ the whole time she was there. A. complain B. to complain C. complained D. complaining53. When _ about substances, the scientists find it convenient to classify them into solid, liquid and gas. A. thought B. to think C. thinking D. having thought54. You are going to Australia next year. You must practice _ English as much as possible. A. to speak B. having spoken C. speaking D. to have spoken55. Our modern civilization must not be thought of as _ in a short period of time. A. being created B. to have been created C. having been created D. to be created56. The mother didnt know who _ for the broken glass. A. blamed B. be blamed C. to blame D. would blame57. Is there any hope of _ the basket match? A. your class winning B. you class winning C. your classs winning D. you classs winning58. If the building project _ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. A. being completed B. completed C. is completed D. to be completed59. Power stations employ _ water to produce electricity. A. falling B. fallen C. filling D. filled60. Commercial banks make most of their income form interest _ on loans and investments in stocks and bonds. A. earn B. earned C. earning D. to earn61. Young people should go and work wherever _. A. needs B. need C. needing D. needed62. It takes about an hour to get there, _ possible traffic delays. A. its allowing forB. it allowing C. to allow to D. allowing for63. _, she went back to her room. A. There is no cause for alarm B. Being no cause for alarm C. There being no cause for alarm D. Without having cause for alarm64. He has a room 5 meters long and 3 metes wide _. A. which to live B. in which to live in C. in which to live D. which to live in65. He wasnt appointed chairman of the committee, _ not very popular with all its members. A. to be considered B. considering C. being considered D. having considered66. The senior citizen wanted a quiet room for one night because he just couldnt stand _ in a noisy room. A. sleep B. and slept C. sleeping D. being slept67. Henry would never forget _ his mother-in-law for the first time. She was so pleased with the gifts he had brought to her. A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met68. The grandparents _ when they saw the gold medal their grandson had got at the Olympic Games. A. couldnt help to smile B. couldnt help smiling C. couldnt help but smiled D. couldnt help from smiling69. _, he refused to give any explanation. A. When asked to comment on the quality of the goods B. When he being asked to comment on the quality of the goods C. When asking to comment on the quality to the quality of the goods D. When he asked comment on the quality of the goods70. The revolutionary fighter would rather die with his head high than _ with his knees bent. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived71. We couldnt help him, _ so poor ourselves. A. being B. to beC. becauseD. because of72. The leaders _ us in our discussion, but owing to more important business they couldnt come. A. were to join B. joinedC. had joinedD. were to have joined73. He listened to me _ what Mr. Smith had said the day before. A. repeat B. to repeatC. repeatingD. to repeating74. Why _ at other shops? We have the lowest prices in town. A. to pay much B. having paid much C. pay more D. for paying more75. While reading the newspaper, _. A. a colorful advertisement caught my eyes B. my attention was attracted by an advertisement C. I was attracted by a colorful advertisement D. what attracted my eyes was a colorful advertisement76. Having missed that last bus, Peter had no alternative _ a taxi home though he did not lie the idea. A. but take B. to take C. to take but D. but to take77. Mr. Smith ran all the way up _ that the train had left ten minutes before. A. to only find the station B. only to the station find C. to the station only to find D. the station to only find78. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad yesterday. A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed79. The students expected there _ more reviewing classes before the final exams. A. is B. being C. have been D. to be80. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _ alone. A. seen B. is seen C. to be seen D. having been seenII. Find and correct the mistake(s) in each sentence:81. We cannot but feel puzzling, for we cant understand how he could have made such mistakes.82. The students expected to offer some jobs on campus during the coming summer vocation. 83. He cant tell the difference between true praise and flattering statements making to gain his favor.84. He regretted to blame his secretary for the mistake, for he later discovered it was his own fault. 85. The bell signali