Ⅶ The Gerund
Unit 1
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
1. People appreciate _______ with him because he has a good sense of humor. A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. have worked 2. If I had remembered _____ the door, the things would not have been stolen. A. to lock B. locking C. to have locked D. having locked
3. If Iraq kept the inspectors from checking up its chemical weapons, the US threatened __________more military force on Iraq. A. to use B. using C. having used D. to be using 4. The suspect at last admitted ________stolen goods but denied __________ them. A. receiving….having sold B. to receive…..to sell C. to receiving…..to selling D. to have received….to have sold 5. Please stop__________, boys, I have something important to ______you. A. saying….talk B. telling….say C. talking….speak D. talking….tell 6. Tony, would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty ______ his tape? A. to fix B. fixing C. for fixing D. fix 7. Do you feel like______ out or would you rather______ dinner at home? A. going….to have B. to go…..to have C. to go….having D. going….have 8. We can’t imagine______ in the entrance examination, for she has never been to school. A. she succeeding B. her succeeding C. she succeed D. her to succeed 9. No one had told Smith about ______a lecture the following day. A. there being B. there be C. there would be D. there was 10. With apples 25 cents a pound, we couldn’t resist______ four pounds. A. to take B. took C. taking D. have taken 11. It was impolite of him ______ without ______ good-bye. A. to leave, saying B. leaving, to say C. to leave, to say D. leaving, saying 12. My wife suggested______ to Scotland for a holiday, but I favor ______ Wales instead. A. to go….. to visit B. to go…… to visiting C. going…..visiting D. going…..to visit 13. ______ so much in the war has made him more thoughtful. A. His seeing B. To have seen C. Having seen D. For him to see 14. 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 spoken 15. 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 created 16. There was a good program on TV yesterday evening, but I was too busy _____. A. to work at my thesis and to write it B. to work at my thesis and writing it C. working at my thesis to watch it D. working at my thesis and watching it 17. The man arrested denied _______ part in the murder of the President. A. having taken B. to have taken C. taking D. to take 18. This was because all students had to spend several hours a week in a laboratory_____. A. looking at a microscope for plant cells B. looking through microscope at plant cells C. to look at plant cells through microscope D. to look with microscope at plant cells 19. These small dog-like animals _______ killing farm animals.
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A. are long accusing of B. have long been accused ofC. have long accused by D. are long accused by 20. I know it’s not important but I can’t help ______ about it. A. to think B. thinking C. and think D. being thought 21. In class, the professor let his engineering students express themselves _______ them what to do. A. instead to tell B. rather to tell C. instead of telling D. but telling 22. American parents stress the importance _______ their own decisions even at a very early age. A. of having children to make B. by making children of C. of having children make D. in making children to have 23. I have no objection _______ your story again. A. to hear B. to hearing C. to having heard D. to have heard 24. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested ______ at the next town. A. to stop B. stopping C. stop D. having stopped 25. I’ll never forget ______ you for the first time. A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. having to be meeting 26. The young man still denies ______ the fire behind the store. A. start B. to start C. having started D. to have started 27. He always did well at school _____ having to do part-time jobs every now and then. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. on account of D. in case of 28. one had told Smith about _____ a lecture the following day. A. there being B. there be C. there would be D. there was 29. I appreciate ______ that letter for me. A. you to write B. your writing C. you write D. that you writing 30. What a lovely party! It’s worth _____ all my life. A. remembering B. to remember C. to be remembered D. being remembered
31. Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery _______ just around the corner was untrue. A. would be B. to be C. was D. being
32. As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _______ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along. A. hearing B. to hear C. to be hearing D. having heard
33. Doctors see a connection between increased amounts of leisure time spent _______ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.
A. to sunbathe B. to have sunbathed C. having sunbathed D. sunbathing
34. There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite _______from leadership of it, would intervene personally. A. being resigned B. having resigned C. going to resign D. resign
35 Having a plan _______ for a few weeks can help you to form better study habits and actually to save time. A. and sticking to it B. to which sticking it C. with which to stick to it D. or stick to it 36. The success or failure of a football team depends on ________ its standing position is correct or not. A. whether B. if C. if or not D. whether or not 37. Is there any hope of ________ winning the championship. A. group of them B. their group C. them group D. their group’s 38. Do you remember ________ to Professor Brown during your last visit? A. to have been introduced B. having introduced C. being introduced D. to be introduce 39. It is no use ________ that you did not know the rules. A. you pretend B. you are pretending C. for you to pretend D. you pretending
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40. I really appreciate ________ for me. A. you to work B. your working
C. to work D. your work
Exercise 2: Filling each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets.
1. He feels like (build up) ______ the friendship with Joel despite these years of misunderstanding. 2. Recent findings indicate that (rely on) ______ earthquake prediction is almost a reality. 3. Most doctors believe that seat belts save people from (hurt) ______ seriously in a crash. 4. No one can avoid _______(influence)by advertisements.
5. _____(expose) to an English-speaking environment is quite important to the English learners. 6. Your shoes want ________(clean). You’d better do it now.
7. The suspect at last admitted ________(steal) goods but denied __________(sell) them.
8. There is no______(deny) that well-educated people should devote their knowledge and skills to their own country and people. 9. She complained of _______ (pay) a smaller amount of money for doing the same work as others. 10. When it comes to _______ (decide) on a racecar, you need all the help you can get from an expert. 11. She ought to be praised instead of _______ (criticize).
12. Is there any possibility of our _______(win) the championship?
13. You needn’t bother _______(call) at the shop. I have arranged _______(pick up) the goods myself. 14. I thought I’d go _______(window-shop) while my wife was having her hair cut. 15. _______(transform) raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing.
Exercise 3: Error-Correction
1 Teaching and learning are parts of the same educational experience, but unfortunately they are often thought of to be separate A B C D
2 Mr. Brown often wore a heavy coat because he was not used to live in such a cold climate. A B C D
3 Do you have any problem to fill in the form? A B C D
4 He went to the library and spent the whole afternoon there to look for material for an article on Shakespeare. A B C D
5 Remembering the precise date when the French Revolution began is of less importance than to learn to think logically. A B C D
6 Reading the directions carefully, some mistakes in the examination could have been avoided. A B C D 7 Long before the dawn of recorded history, humans celebrated to harvest their crops.
8 He was an optimist convinced that life was worth living for its own sake, and he could see no reason for looking forward to die
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as a release.
9 1 Some experts have advocated to bring that country into the talks, to revive the intermittent(间隙性的) dialogue that began after the 1967 Middle East War.
10 The boiled point of any liquid is determined by the pressure of the surrounding gases. Exercise 4: Translate the following into English using Gerund.
1上海被选为2010世博会的主办城市，这将为城市的历史增添华丽的一笔。
Shanghai’s being selected as the host city for the 2010 World Expo will add a brilliant touch to the history of the city. (one’s being done做主语)
2 他干扰了我的工作，这让我很恼火。
His interference with my work made me annoyed. His interfering with my work annoyed me.
3 父亲不同意我出国留学,这点让我很沮丧。
My father’s disapproving of my studying abroad depressed me a lot. 4 把皮肤暴露在阳光下太久会有害”？
Exposing one’s skin to sunlight for too much time will be harmful 5 生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针一样。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 6 尽管失败了，但没法否认他努力了。
There is no denying that he has made his effort though he failed. 7 给他写信没用；他从来不回信。唯一能做的事是去看他。
It’s no good writing to him; he never answers letters. The only thing to do is to go and see him. 8 安做梦也没有想到她很快就有机会被派到国外。
Ann never dreamed of there being a chance for her to be sent abroad very soon.
9那澳大利亚老师已习惯用筷子吃饭了。
That Australian teacher has been used/accustomed/adjusted/adapted/conditioned to chopsticks. 10 在我看来，打电动玩具既浪费时间也有害健康。
In my opinion , playing video games not only takes much time but also does harm to health.
Unit 2
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
1. There is no point ______ with him, since he has already made up his mind, A. argue B. to argue C. in arguing D. of arguing 2. The mountain place is beautiful, but ______ the working conditions, it’s terrible. A. when mentioned B. when it comes to C. when it is said D. when it dies to 3. My transistor radio is out of order. It ______. A. need to be repaired B. need repairing C. needs repairing D. needs to repair 4. Sorry that the bus is out of order. That ______ to our destination on foot. A. seems to go B. means to go C. means having to go D. needs going 5. The match was cancelled because most of the members ________ a match without a standard A. objected to having B. were objected to have C. objected to have D. were objected to having
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6. 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 choosing 7. 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 spoken 8. The teachers don’t permit ________ in class. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. to have a smoke 9. The grandparents _________ when they saw the gold medal their grandson had got at the Olympic Games. A. couldn’t help to smile B. couldn’t help smiling C. couldn’t help but smiled D. couldn’t help from smiling 10. 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. met 11. She was so angry that she felt like ________ something at him. A. to throw B. throwing C. to have thrown D. having thrown 12. I got up earlier than usual this morning ________ being late for school again. A. in case B. in the case C. in case of D. in any case 13. “My car engine won’t ________ on such a cold morning.” “ Have you tried ________ the radiator with hot water?” A. start; to fill B. start; filling C. started; to fill D. to start; filling 14. “Why aren’t you happy?” “I don’t’ like the idea ________.” A. in getting up early B. of getting up early C. for getting up early D. to get up early 15. “Haven’t you eaten yet?”
“No, and I’m not used ________ so far without lunch.” A. to go B. to going C. for going D. of going 16. I don’t want to ________ that singer on television tonight. A. miss to see B. fail seeing C. fail see D. miss seeing 17. Would you mind ________ alone this evening? A. leaving B. be leaving C. being left D. being leaving 18. I don’t think there’s much sense ________ in this city. A. to hang about B. in having hung about C. in hanging about D. to hanging about 19. The success or failure of a football team depends on ________ its standing position is correct or not. A. whether B. if C. if or not D. whether or not 20. Prior to ________the formal speech, first he will introduce himself. A. delivering B. deliver C. being delivering D. being delivered 21. Do you remember ________ to Professor Brown during your last visit? A. to have been introduced B. having introduced C. being introduced D. to be introduce 22. It is no use ________ that you did not know the rules. A. you pretend B. you are pretending C. for you to pretend D. your pretending 23. ________in an atmosphere of. Simple living was what her parents wished for. A. The girl was educated B. The girl educated C. The girl’s being educated D. he girl to be educated 24. The man in the corner confessed to ________a lie to the manager of the company. A. have told B. be told C. being told D. having told 25. My sisters are looking forward to ______ a trip to the United States next month. A. make B. be making C. making D. have made 26. Having a plan _______ for a few weeks can help you to form better study habits and actually to save time. A. and sticking to it B. to which sticking it C. with which to stick to it D. or stick to it
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