非谓语动词专项练习
一、单项选择
1. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ______ behind his back. A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied
2. The secretary worked late into the night, ______ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing 3. I can hardly imagine Peter ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail B. to said C. sailing D. to have sailed 4. ---The light in the office is still on. –Oh, I forgot ______. A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off
5. –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 6. I would appreciate ______ back this afternoon. A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. you’re calling
7. There’re so many kinds of tape-recorders on sale that I can’t make up my mind ______ to buy. A. what B. which C. how D. where 8.______ a reply, he decided to write again.
A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received
9.”Can’t you read?” Mary said ______ to the notice. A. angrily pointing B. and point angrily C. angrily pointed D. and angrily pointing
10.How about the two of us ______ a walk down the garden? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking 11.The computer centre, ____ last year, is very popular among the students in this school. A. open B. opening C. having opened D. opened
12.Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer. A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented
13.The missing boys were last seen ______ near the river. A. playing B. to be playing C. play D. to play
14.The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ______ that he had enjoyed his stay here. A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added
15.The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. A. having been written B. to be written C. being written D. written
16.—You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. --Well, now I regret ______ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done 17.Paul doesn’t have to be made ______. He always works hard. A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning 18.We agreed ______ here but so far she hasn’t turned up yet. A. having met B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met 19.The patient was warned ______ oily food after the operation. A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating 20.I would love ____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone 21.Cleaning women in big cities usually get ______ by the hour. A. play B. paying C. paid D. to play
22.European football is played in 80 countries, ____ it the most popular sport in the world. A. making B. makes C. made D. to make 23.Robert is said ______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.
A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying
24. ______ his telephone number, she had some difficulty getting in touch with Bill.
A. Not knowing B. Knowing not C. Not having known D. Having not known
25. He used to ______ his teaching when he was young. A. devote to B. be devoted to C. devoting to D. being devoted to
26. He didn’t keep on asking me the time any longer as he had had his watch ______. A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. repair
27. As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ______ by her mother. A. buying B. being bought C. were bought D. bought
28. Seeing the sun ______ above the surface of the sea, we let out a shout of joy.
A. to rise B. to raise C. rising D. raising
29. If you go to Xi’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly ______. A. supposing B. supposed C. to suppose D. suppose
30.She looks forward every spring to ______ the flower-lined garden. A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in 31.Once your business becomes international, ______ constantly will be part of your life.
A. you fly B. your flight C. flight D. flying 32.The little time we have together we try ______ wisely. A. spending it B. to spend it C. to spend D. spending that 33.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
34.When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______
A. to send B. for sending it C. to send it to D. for sending it to
35.She can’t help ______ the house because she’s busy making a cake. A. to clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. being cleaned 36.—What do you think made Mary so upset? --______ her new bicycle. A. As she lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing
37.If ______ the same treatment again, he is sure to get well. A. giving B. give C. given D. being given 38.He claimed ______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday. A. being badly treated B. treating badly
C. to be treated badly D. to have been badly treated 39.To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______. A. to never break B. never to be broken C. never to have broken D. never to be breaking
40.She asked me to help her, ______ that she couldn’t move the heavy suitcase alone.
A. only to realize B. realizing C. having been realized D. realized
41.—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 42.There are five pairs ______, but I’m at a loss which to buy. A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing 43.The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ______. A. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars to remain C. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20 dollars
44. I wouldn’t advise ______ there by bus, because it is too crowded. A. and go B. to go C. to going D. going
45. You shouldn’t allow ______ games near the classroom, for it’s too noisy.
A. student to play B. to play C. students to play D. to playing
非谓语动词专项练习和答案
