非谓语动词—V-ing形式
Exercise （一）:
1. Alien said that his trip was _______.
A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. of interest
2. We can't understand ______ a decision until it is too late.
A. him to postpone to make B. his postponing to make
C. him to postpone making D. his postponing making
3. I couldn't understand ______ at the poor child.
A. you to laugh B. you laugh C. why laugh D. you laughing
4. It's no use______ with him. You might as well ______ with a stone wall.
A. arguing, argue B. to argue, arguing C. arguing, arguing D. to argue, argue
5. It is no good ______ today's work for tomorrow.
A. to leave B. leaving C. that you leave D. leave
6. The old man's ______ pity on the snake led to his own death.
A. take B. taking C. being taken D. have
7. It's very kind ______ you ______ say so.
A. of, to B. for, to C. to, to D. of, /
8. Some people's greatest pleasure is ______ .
A. fishing B. to fish C. to be fish D. being fishing
9. Remember ______ the book, when you have finished it.
A. putting back B. having put back C. to put back D. will put back
10. You didn't hear us come back last night. That's good. We tried ______ noisy.
A. to not be B. not to be C. being not D. not being
11. Though he failed, he tried _______ it again and again.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. done.
12. You'll regret ______ those words. You may hurt her feelings.
A. say B. to say C. having said D. to have said
13. You can keep the book until you ______ .
A. have finished reading B. finish to read
C. will finish reading D. have finished to read
14. We are looking forward to ______ another chance ______ it again.
A. be given, to try B. give, to try .C. giving, trying D. having, to try
15. Most of the students enjoy_____ stamps.
A. collec B. to collect C. collecting D. collected
16. Excuse me for _____ in without ______.
A. coming, asking B. coming, being asked
C. to come, asking D. to come, being asked
17. People couldn't help ______ the foolish girl.
A. laugh at B. to laugh at C. laughing at D. laughing :
18. \"What do you think of the book?\" second time.\"
\"Oh. excellent, it's worth _______ a
A. to read B. to be read C. reading D. being read
19. \"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
20. I was too excited ______ .
A. speak B. to speak C. not to speak D. speaking
21. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer.
A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having
invented
22. It is no use _____to come now. He is busy.
A. ask him B. to ask him C. that you ask him D. asking him
24. Mrs Smith warned her daughter ____ after drinking.
A. never to drive B. to never drive C. never driving drive.
26. Do you know the boy _______ under the big tree?
A. lay B. lain C. laying 29. \"Can you read?\" Mary said to the notice.
A. angrily, pointing B. and point angrily
C. angrily, pointed D. and angrily pointing
30. There was a terrible noise _______ the sudden burst of Tight.
A. followed B. following C. to be followed followed
D. never D. lying
D. being
33. Your flat needs _____ . Would you like me it for you?
A. to clean, to do B. cleaning, doing
C. cleaning, to do D. to be cleaned, doing
34. Does your new secretary ____ short hand?
A. know to take B. know how to take C. know how take D. know how taking
35. Tommy had his big brother _____ his shoes for him.
A. to tie B. tie C. tied D. tying
36. Would you please ______ write on the textbooks?
A. don't B. not to C. not D. to not
37. I'd ______ the operation unless it is absolutely necessary.
A. rather not have B. rather not to have
C. not rather had D. rather not having
38. Your mother and I are looking forward________ you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to see D. to seeing
39. The girl couldn't_____ how red his face was.
A. help to notice B. be helping to notice
C. be helping noticing D. help noticing
Exercise（二）
1. The old farmer,________ the badly-injured and wounded soldier, came out of the burning house, ________for help.
A. supporting; calling B. supported by; called
C. being supported D. being supporting; called
2. -Oh, it’s already a quarter past six. What shall we do at the meeting this evening?
-We’ll go on with the matter________ this afternoon.
A. be discussed B. being discussing
C. discussed D. which discussed
3. The brave man died,________ his young wife nothing but a________ cottage.
A. left; breaking B. leaving; broken
C. left; broken D. to leave; breaking
7.________, the boy couldn’t enter his house.
A. Since the key has lost B. The key been lost
C. Lost the key D. Having lost the key
10. ________from heart trouble for years, Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.
A. Suffered B. To suffer C. Having suffered D. Being suffered
11. ________from what he said, he must be the thief who has stolen the car.
A. Judging B. Judged C. To judge D. Judge
12. ________with fright, a hungry fox hid himself in a small cave, ________his tail to the rain.
A. Trembling; exposing B. Trembled; exposed
C. Trembled; exposing D. Trembling; exposed
14. -Who were those people with the flags?
-A group________ itself the League of Peace.
A. calls B. calling C. called D. being called
15. ________you the truth, she knows nothing about it.
A. Tell B. Telling C. To tell D. Told
16. We slept with the light________ all night long last night.
A. burnt B. to burn C. being burnt D. burning
17. Linda can’t attend the party________ at Tom’s house at present because she is preparing a speech for the party ________ at Marie’s house tomorrow.
A. being held; to be held B. to be held; held
C. held; being held D. to be held; to be held
18. The situation is more ________than ever. I’m ________about what to do next.
A. puzzled; puzzled B. puzzling; puzzling
C. puzzling; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling
19. When________ that it was getting late, I put off the light and went to bed.
A. find B. finding C. found D. to find
21. Daddy didn’t mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, _______fun.
A. had B. have C. to have D. having
22. Don't leave the water _____ while you brush your teeth
A. run B. running C. being run D. to run
26.A cook will be immediately fired if he is found ___ in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked
27. He sent me an E-mail, _______ to get further information.
A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope
