初中英语语法
century.
A. having written C. being written
非谓语动词专项练习
1. The first textbooks _______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th
B. to be written D. written
2. —You were brave enough to raise objection at the meeting. —Well, now I regret _______ that. A. to do
B. to be doing
C. to have done
D. having done
3. We agreed _______ here but so far she hasn’t turned up yet. A. having met
B. meeting
C. to meet
D. to have met
4. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______. A. not to
B. not to do
C. not do it
D. do not do
5. Paul doesn’t have to be made _______. He always works hard. A. learn
B. to learn
C. learned
D. learning
6. _______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. A. Losing
B. Having lost
C. Lost
D. To lost
7. The patient was warned _______ oily food after the operation. A. to eat not
B. eating not
C. not to eat
D. not eating
8. The Olympic Games, _______ in 776 B.C., did not include women players until 1912. A. first playing C. first played
B. to be first played D. to be first playing
9. I would love _______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A. to go gone
B. to have gone C. going D. having
10. European football is played in 80 countries, _______ it the most popular sport in the world.
A. making make
11. When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door _______ “Sorry to miss you; will call later.”
A. read reading
12. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _______ it more difficult. A. not make
B. not to make
C. not making
D. do not make
B. reads
C. to read
D.
B. makes
C. made
D. to
13. Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in. A. to have studied C. to be studying
B. to study
D. to have been studying
14. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _______ the next year. A. carried out
B. carrying out
C. carry out
D. to carry out
15. _______ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river. A. Having suffered C. To suffer
B. Suffering
D. Suffered
16. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _______ whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see
B. to be seen
C. seeing
D. seen
17. The research is so designed that once _______ nothing can be done to change it. A. begins
B. having begun
C. beginning
D. begun
18. It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows _______. A. it what to do with C. what to do with it
B. what to do it with D. to do what with it
19. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _______ in the kitchen. A. smoke
B. smoking
C. to smoke
D. smoked
20. She looks forward every spring to _______ the flower-lined garden. A. visit
B. paying a visit
C. walk in
D. walking in
21. 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
22. —What do you think made Mary so upset? —_______ her new bike. A. As she lost of losing
23. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _______. A. 20 dollars remained C. remained 20 dollars
B. 20 dollars to remain D. remaining 20 dollars
B. Lost
C. Losing
D. Because
24. There are five pairs _______, but I’m at a loss which to choose. A. to be chosen C. to choose
B. to choose from D. for choosing
25. _______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. A. Being founded C. Founded
26. Fishing is his favorite hobby, and _______.
B. It was founded
D. Founding
A. he’d like to collect coins as well C. to collect coins is also his hobby 27. Finding her car stolen, _______. A. a policeman was asked to help C. it was looked for everywhere
B. he feels like collecting coins, too
D. collecting coins also gives him great pleasure
B. the area was searching thoroughly D. she hurried to a policeman for help
28. In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state-run companies are striving _______ their products more competitive.
A. to make
B. making
C. to have made
D. having made
29. Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacked
B. lacking of
C. lacking
D. lacked in
30. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars _______ road conditions need _______.
A. that; to be improved C. where; improving
31. The discovery of new evidence led to _______. A. the thief having caught C. the thief being caught
B. catch the thief D. the thief to be caught B. which; to be improved D. when; improving
32. _______ the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation.
A. Given Having given
33. The picture _______ on the wall is painted by my nephew. A. having hung hung
B. hanging
C. hangs
D. being
B. To give
C. Giving
D.
34. Sandy could do nothing but _______ to his teacher that he was wrong. A. admit admit
35. Mr Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to _______ some schools for poor children.
A. set up up
36. _______ late in the afternoon, Bob turned off the alarm. A. To sleep
B. Sleeping
C. Sleep
D. Having
B. setting up
C. have set up
D. having set
B. admitted
C. admitting
D. to
37. With a lot of difficult problems _______, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A. settled being settled
38. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _______ for another hour. A. waiting be waiting
39. In order to make our city green, _______. A. it is necessary to have planted more trees C. our city needs more trees
B. many more trees need to plant
D. we must plant more trees
B. to wait
C. wait
D. to
B. setting
C. to settle
D.
40. —How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? —The key _______ the problem is to meet the demand _______ by the customers. A. to solving, making C. to solve, making
41. The teacher asked us _______ so much noise. A. don’t make make
B. not make
C. not making
D. not to
B. to solving, made D. to solve, made