非谓语动词专练100题

非谓语动词专练100题

1. The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their parents’ laps.

A. including; seated B. including; seating C. included; sat D. included; sitting

2. It’s said that the Olympic Games ___ in Beijing in 2008 will cover more events than any other Olympics did.

A. holding B. to be held C. held D. to be holding

3. _____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

A. Being no rain B. There was no rain C. To be no rain D. There being no rain

4. Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, _____ him a millionaire overnight.

A. making B. makes C. to make D. made

5. In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out _____.

A. to escape burning B. to escape being burned C. escaping burned D. escaping from burning

6. Taking this medicine, if _____, will of course do good to his health. A. continued B. to continue C. continues D. continuing

7. The little boy still needs the _____ 20 dollars to do with some things _____. A. remaining; remained to be settled B. remaining; remaining to be settled C. remained; remained to settle D. remained; remaining to settle 8. _____ his age, the little boy read quite well.

A. Considering B. Considered C. Consider D. Having considered

9. _____ from the appearance, it is very peaceful; but in fact, a war will break out soon. A. Judged B. Judging C. Having judged D. To judge

10. — Tom enjoys _____ basketball on Sunday afternoons, doesn’t he? — Yes, he does. But what his sister enjoys _____.

A. to play; dancing B. playing; to dance C. to play; to dance D. playing; is to dance 11. His letter, _____ to the wrong number, reached me late.

A. having been addressed B. to have addressed C. to have been addressed D. being addressed

12. The Space Shuttle Columbia broke into pieces over Texas as it returned to the earth on February 1, 2003,

_____ all seven astronauts aboard.

A. having killed B. killing C. being killed D. killed 13. There are lots of places of interest _____ in our city.

A. needs repairing B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D. needing to be repaired 14. — What caused the party to be put off? — _____ the invitations.

A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send

15. I was afraid _____ to my customers because I was afraid _____ them.

A. of talking back; to lose B. of talking back; of losing C. to talk back; to lose D. to talk back; of losing

16. Standing on the top of the hill, I would not do anything but _____ the flowing of the

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smog around me.

A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy

17. — Is Tom a good talker? — No, he never speaks to me other than _____ something? A. ask for B. to ask for C. asked for D. asking for

18. I can’t get my car _____ on cold mornings, so I have to try _____ the radiator with some hot water.

A. run; to fill B. running; filling C. running; to fill D. ran; filling

19. The drunken husband knocked against the table and sent the bowls _____ in all directions before he was sent _____ by his wife.

A. flying; to sleep B. flying; sleeping C. to fly; to sleeping D. to fly; to sleep 20. When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp _____ but the door _____. A. being on; shut B. burning; shutting C. burning; shut D. on; shutting

21. We found the students seated at tables and had their eyes _____ on the scene of the launch of Shenzhou V

spaceship. A. fixed B. fix C. fixing D. to fix 22. A doctor can expect _____ at any hour of the day or night. A. calling B. to call C. being called D. to be called

23. The boy often gives a satisfactory answer to the teacher’s question, _____ just a minute. So he’s usually the teacher’s pet. A. thought B. having thought C. and to think D. thinking

24. The policeman came up to the lonely house with the door ____, ____ there for a while and then entered it.

A. open; to stand B. opening; stood C. open; stood D. opened; standing

25. _____ along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me. A. Driving B. I was driving C. Having driven D. When I was driving

26. Mr. Smith was much surprised to find the watch he had had _____ was nowhere to be seen.

A. repairing B. it repaired C. repaired D. to be repaired 27. What did the librarian _____ out of the library?

A. permit to take B. forbid to be taken C. allow to take D. insist being taken 28. — Mum, why do you give me so much popcorn? — _____ the boring time. A. Kill B. Killing C. To kill D. Having killed

29. What Yang Liwei wanted to do when he got out of the spaceship was _____ the joy with all the Chinese.

A. share B. shared C. having shared D. about to share 30. When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend _____.

A. playing with B. having played with C. with whom to play with D. with whom to play

31. _____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ out of life.

A. Seeing; frightened B. Seeing; frightening C. Seen; frightened D. To see; frightening 32. The competitor never dreamed of _____ for him to win the first prize in the 100-meter race.

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A. there was a chance B. there being a chance C. it being a chance D. it was a chance 33. _____ everything to go wrong in advance, and you won’t feel quite so bad when it does. A. Having expected B. Expect C. To expect D. Expecting

34. — You _____ part in the party on time. — Sorry, I was delayed by the accident. A. are to take B. have supposed to take C. were to have taken D. supposed to take 35. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn’t seem high at all. A. When compared B. To compare C. While comparing D. It compared 36. _____ in her best suit, the girl tried to make herself _____ at the party.

A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticing C. Dressed; noticing D. Dressing; noticed 37. The matter _____ your study surely requires _____ carefully. A. relating to; dealing with B. related to; dealt with

C. related to; being dealt with D. relating to; having dealt with 38. _____ made her parents worried a lot.

A. Her not to come back B. Not her to come back C. Her not coming back D. Not her coming back

39. Everything _____ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions.

A. to take B. taken C. to be taken D. taking

40. He moved away from his parents and missed them _____ enjoy the exciting life in New York.

A. much so as to B. very much to C. too much to D. enough to 41. — What do you think of the plan? — It’s easier said than _____. A. carried out B. carrying out C. carry out D. to carry out

42. Many businessmen attended the Boao Forum (博鳌论坛)because they knew what _____ from the forum.

A. to get B. to be got C. got D. getting

43. There was a famous person at the party whom everyone would like _____ to themselves. A. to introduce B. to be introduced C. introducing D. being introduced 44. — Were you at home last Sunday?

— Yeah! I devoted the whole day to _____ the English grammar.

A. review B. reviewing C. be reviewed D. being reviewed 45. Once _____ at the shop, you will be dismissed immediately.

A. caught stealing B. caught to steal C. catching stealing D. to catch to steal 46. Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices. A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying 47. _____, John returned to school from his hometown.

A. The summer vacation being over B. The summer vacation is over

C. Because the summer vacation over D. After the summer vacation being over 48. _____ she can’t come, who will do the work?

A. Supposed B. Supposing C. Having supposed D. Being supposed

49. — Is there anything you want from town? — No, thank you. But I would like to get _____.

A. those letters mailed B. mailed letters C. to mail those letters D. those letters mail 50. After the guests left, she spent as much time as she could _____ the rooms.

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A. tidy up B. to clear away C. clear away D. tidying up 51. _____ it or not, his discovery has shocked everyone in scientific circles A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believed

52. To tell you the truth, I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _____ all the time

A. to get worse B. to be getting worse C. to have got worse D. getting worse

53. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on education, with girls as well as boys _____ to go to school

A. to be encouraged B. encouraging C. encouraged D. be encouraged

. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office _____ A. to send it to B. to send it C. to be sent to D. to have it sent

55. _____that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest mountain

A. Having told B. Having been told C. Tell D. Telling

56. As is known to us all, traveling is _____, but we often feel _____ when we are back from travels

A. interesting; tired B. interested; tiring C. interesting; tiring D. interested; tired 57. The foreign tourists have visited many scenic spots in Shanghai, _____ as interpreter A. the guide acts B. the guide acting C. acting D. acted

58. Linda is thought to_____ in Africa, but I really don’t know what country she’s working in A. have worked B. work C. be working D. be worked

59. _____ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a

thumb A. To save B. Saved C. Saving D. Having saved

60. I am busy _____ for the entrance examination, so I can’t help _____ housework at home A. preparing; doing B. preparing; to do C. to prepare; doing D. to prepare; to do 61. In order to protect our planet, _____

A. all kinds of pollution should be reduced B. we should reduce all kinds of pollution C. the environment should be protected first D. it’s important to protect our environment

62. Hoping he would not be seen, Bob stole in, _____ his schoolbag and rushed out A. picking up B. picked up C. to pick up D. having picked up

63. ____ money if you can and many poor children in the poor mountainous areas will be able to go back to

school A. Having given B. Given C. To give D. Give

. Whatever trouble Mr. White had ____ with the case, he would stick to his own opinion A. deal B. to deal C. dealt D. dealing 65. While listening to pop music, _____

A. she felt asleep B. the light went out

C. someone knocked at the door D. and she couldn’t help laughing

66. _____ the distance was too long and the time was short, we decided not to drive to Florida

A. Discovering B. To discover C. To have discovered D. Discovered 67. _____, J.K. Rowling is considered to be the best fiction writer

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A. Having sold millions of copies of her books B. Because millions of copies of her books are sold

C. Sold millions of copies of her books D. Selling millions of copies of her books

68. What surprised me most was that there appeared a _____ look on her face on hearing the unexpected news

A. worrying B. worried C. worry D. worries

69. _____ one of the most important inventions of the time, the computer helps people living in different countries to do a lot of things

A. Knowing to be B. It was known C. Known as D. Which was known to be 70. — Did you enjoy yourself last night?

— It’s very nice of you. I appreciated _____ to the party

A. to be invited B. to have invited C. being invited D. having been invited

71. If you go to the West Lake in Hangzhou, you will find it more attractive than commonly_____

A. supposing B. to suppose C. supposed D. being supposed

72. — Haven’t you seen the sign,_____ “NO PHOTOS”? — I’m really sorry I didn’t A. reads B. to read C. read D. reading

73. — Do you feel like _____ out? — No. I’d rather we _____ a taxi

A. to drive; take B. to drive; took C. driving; take D. driving; took 74. — Kate shouldn’t have done that sort of thing

— Whatever she did was reasonable, _____ to what you had done. Besides, it’s none of your business. Get down to _____ your work

A. comparing; doing B. comparing; do C. compared; doing D. compared; do 75. _____ nice and delicious, the fried chicken was soon sold out A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. To taste

76. — The plan is heard _____ so well that we don’t have to make any changes — It is indeed

A. to design B. designing C. designed D. design

77. While we’re developing agriculture and industry, we must prevent the earth _____ A. from polluting B. polluted C. polluting D. being polluted 78. The woman found it no good _____ her daughter too much money A. giving B. being given C. given D. gave 79. He felt it a great honour _____ to visit me when I was in his city

A. to have been taken B. to have taken C. having taken D. being taken 80. Will you please tell me why you had no pen _____ in class, Kate?

A. to have written B. to be written with C. to have been written D. to write with 81. Her dress has become loose. She appears _____ weight A. to lose B. being lost C. losing D. to have lost

82. The building _____ will be completed in a month. It will be our lab building A. to paint B. being painted C. to have painted D. painting 83. I find these problems are easy _____

A. to be worked out B. to work them out C. to work out D. to be worked them out 84. — What do you think of last night’s lecture? — _____ speaking, I thought it was rather boring

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A. Real B. General C. Fair D. Honestly

85. Nancy let me repeat her instruction _____ sure that I understood what was _____ after she was away on

business A. to make; to be done B. making; doing C. to make; to do D. making; to do

86. The purpose of new drugs used on patients is to make them less painful, _____ them more terrible

A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make 87. As the stone was too heavy to move, I left it _____on the ground A. laying B. lay C. lying D. lain

88. — I would like to buy an expensive camera — Well. We have several models _____ A. to choose from B. of choice C. to be chosen D. for choosing . Last night I saw Yang Weiwei lying in bed, _____in deep thought A. lost B. losing C. to lose D. being lost 90. Tigers _____ meat-eating animals _____ meat

A. belonged to; fed on B. belonging to; feed on

C. were belonged to; feed on D. belonging to; feeding on 91. — Is it _____ the bad smell that is difficult ? — Of course

A. how getting rid of B. got rid of C. to get rid of D. being got rid of 92. — Have you made up your mind _____ the chance to go to France? — No. I’m practicing _____ the French language

A. to give up; to learn B. to give up; learning C. giving up; to learn D. giving up; learning

93. Never _____ off your coat; it’s rather cold outside A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken

94. A big factory has been set up in this area _____ such goods for people all over the country

A. to produce B. producing C. produced D. being produced 95. The _____ look in her face suggested that she _____ it before A. surprising; wouldn’t know B. surprised; hadn’t known C. surprising; hadn’t known D. surprised; shouldn’t know 96. You have no business _____ to me the way you did yesterday A. about talking B. talking C. talked D. on talking

97. _____ what he can do. He might get a job tomorrow. He might stay out of work for weeks A. We didn’t know B. He doesn’t know

C. There is no knowing D. It was known that

98. John’s bad habit is _____ without thorough understanding A. read B. being read C. to be read D. reading

99. She reached the top of the hill and stopped _____ on a big rock by the side of the path A. to have rested B. resting C. to rest D. rest

100. We must treasure every minute because _____ time is _____ forever. A. lost; losing B. lost; lost C. losing; losing D. losing; lost

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