27. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _______with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. A. combined B. having combined C. combine D. being combined 28. Ted had told me that he always escapes _______as he has got a very fast sport car. A. to fine B. to be fined C. being fined D. having been fined 29. When Jane fell off the bike, the other children_______. A. were not able to help laughter B. could not help but laughing C. could not help laughing D. could not help to laugh
30. “Why were you so late for work today?”“____ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.” A) Driving B) I drove C) To drive D) That I drove 31. When it comes to _______on a racecar, you need all the help you can get from an expert. A. decide B. deciding C. be deciding D. be decided 32. She complained of _______a smaller amount of money for doing the same work as others. A. having paid B. being to pay C. paying D. being paid 33. On Sundays I prefer_______ at home to _______each time. A. to stay; go B. stay; going C. staying; going D. staying; go 34. I appreciated _______the opportunity to study abroad two years ago. A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given 35. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _______ what to do and what not to do. A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have been told 36. She was so angry that she felt like ________ something at him. A. to throw B. throwing C. to have thrown D. having thrown 37. 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 38. “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 39 ________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. The girl to be educated 40 Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ________with other elements, more commonly with oxygen. A. combined B. having combined C. combine D. being combined
Exercise 2: Filling each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets.
1. I have no objection to_______(hear) your story again. 2. “Do you mind ____(use) your dictionary?” “Not at all.” 3. Your suggestion will contribute to_______(solve) the problem. 4. He narrowly escaped_______ (run) over. 5. Is there any use _______(try) to phone him?
6. She was angry at _______ (tell) the truth of her illness. However, no one was allowed to talk about it before her. 7. In traditional family, the mother’s duty is _______ (look after) the children. 8. Nowadays people usually prefer driving to _______ (walk).
9 Buying clothes _______(be) very time-consuming as you rarely find things that fit you nicely. 10 Emma said in her letter that she would appreciate ________(hear) from you soon. 11 It was ridiculous that I couldn’t resist _______(laugh) outright.
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12 British Airways regrets _______(announce) the cancellation of flight BA 205 to Madrid.
13 _______(understand) how a planet generates and gets rid of its heat is essential if we are to understand how the planet works. 14. The newspaper’s financial editor advised his readers not to buy speculative shares unless they were prepared to risk _______(lose) their money.
15. Such activities help them to learn that _______(be) flexible doesn’t mean that they have to lose control.
Exercise 3: Translate the following into English using Gerund.
1 百闻不如一见。
2 我不记得他问过这个问题。
3 她坚持要我留下来同她一起吃午饭。
4 飞机失事时人们生还的可能性不大。
5 他的父母为他被南大录取而骄傲。
6 她不习惯别人对她那样说话。
7勤洗手是避免疾病传染的有效方法之一。
Washing hands often / frequently /regularly is one of the effective ways to avoid being infected by disease(s).
8充分利用时间并不意味着从早到晚不停地看书。
Making full use of time doesn’t mean keeping on reading books from morning till night.
9 安装新的窗户就必须拆除部分屋顶
Putting in a new window will involve cutting away part of the roof
10 在中国，爷爷奶奶及其他亲戚在抚养孩子方面起着不可缺少的作用。
In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play indispensable roles in raising children.
Unit 3
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
1. Building the railway was very difficult and involved _____ten tunnels. A. dig B. having dug C. to have dug D. digging
2. _____ their work will give us a much better understanding of the wide differences between the two schools of thought. A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed
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3. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _____late for his lecture. A. to have students B. for students’ being C. for students to be D. to students’ being 4. There is ______ that well-educated people should devote their knowledge and skills to their own country and people. A. no deny B. no denying C. not deny D. not denied 5. The man denied _______ any thing at the supermarket when he was questioned by the police. A. to have stolen B. to steal C. having stolen D. having been stealing 6. The senior citizen wanted a quiet room for one night because he just couldn’t stand _________ in a noisy room. A. sleep B. and slept C. sleeping D. being slept 7. The revolutionary fighter would rather die with his head high than _______with his knees bent. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived 8. The story is worth______ because it involves a modern trend which is common in our country. A. of retelling B. to be retold C. retelling D. being retold 9. The young trees we planted last week require ________with great care. A. looking after B. to look after C .to be looked after D. taken good care of 10. I don’t mind _______the decision as long as it is not too late. A. you to delay making B. your delaying making C. your delaying to make D. you delay to make 11. I appreciated _____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago. A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given 12. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do. A. being told B. telling C. to be told D. to tell 13. She complained of _______ a smaller amount of money for doing the same work as others. A. having paid B. being to pay paid C. paying D. being paid 14. When it comes to _______ on a racecar, you need all the help you can get from an expert. A. decide B. deciding C. be deciding D. be decided 15. 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 16. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote (把….用来) all he had to _____ some schools for poor children. A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up 17. It is no use ________ me not to worry about my failure in the examination. A. for you to persuade B. your persuading C. you persuade D. having persuaded 18. The discovery of new evidence led to _________. A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught 19. Jane never dreams of _______ for her to be sent aboard very soon. A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance C. there be a chance D. being a chance 20. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _____ in Africa. A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted 21. The noise of desks ________ could be heard out in the street. A. opened and closed B. to be opened and closed C. being opened and closed D. having been opened and closed 22. What worried the child most was _____ to visit his mother in the hospital. A. his not allowing B. his not being allowed C. his being not allowed D. having not been allowed 23. Your shoes want ________. You’d better do it now. A. cleaned B. cleaning C. clean D. being cleaned 24 The fun for the reader is in following clues _____ in the story and _____ to reach the correct solution. A. hiding….. trying B. to hide…….to try C. hidden…. Tried D. hidden…..trying 25. It was reported that only one passenger was fortunate enough to escape _______ in the plane crash.
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A. killing B. being killed C. to be killed D. having killed 26. I remember______ to help us if we ever got into trouble. A. once offering B. him once offering C. him to offer D. to offer him 27. 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 28. ______their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought. A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed 29. 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 30. It is no good ______ remember grammatical rules. You need to practice what you have learned. A. trying to B. to try to C. try to D. tried to 31. When Katherine had seen the film, she ceased (停止) _______ in the novel. A. interesting B. being interested C. interest D. interested 32. Your shirt needs__________. You’d better have it ironed. A. iron B. to iron C. ironing D. being ironed 33. The boy’s mother was really annoyed by ________. A. his not having done his homework B. not having his homework done C. his having not done his homework D. his having done not his homework 34. I appreciate ______ to your home. A. to be invited B. to have invited C. having invited D. being invited 35 Is there any hope of ________ winning the championship. A. group of them B. their group C. them group D. their group’s 36. “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 37. “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 38. I don’t want to ________ that singer on television tonight. A. miss to see B. fail seeing C. fail see D. miss seeing 39. Would you mind ________ alone this evening? A. leaving B. be leaving C. being left D. being leaving 40. 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
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.
1 Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention in many countries. 用右手握手是许多国家的一种习俗
2 It is no use your complaining; the company won’t do anything about it. 抱怨是没有用的，公司是不会管的。 3在获得详情之前，他没有急于作出决定
He put off making a decision till he had more information
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4我们可以想象到人们对此大惊小怪。
We can imagine there being a lot of fuss about it
5 Were you disappointed at there not having been more gifts? 你对没有更多的礼物感到失望吗？ 6 我们恭喜他被提为公司经理。
We congratulated him on her being promoted to the manager. 7 他否认偷看同桌的试卷。
He denied having peeped at his deskmate’s paper.
8 在应付尴尬场面时没有什么比幽默更有帮助的了。
In handling an embarrassing situation, nothing is more helpful than humor/ a sense of humor 9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. 10为洒了的牛奶而哭泣是没用的. It is no use crying over spilled milk
Unit 4
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
D. to sharpen D. having told D. study D) to buy the house D) to write D. fix
D) to sleep...camping D. her to succeed D. having been spending D. have taken D. leaving, saying D. going…..to visit
1. “Why don’t you use the carving knife?” “It needs ________.” A. sharpened B. being sharp C. sharpening 2. It’s no use ________me not to worry. A. you tell B. your telling C. for you to have told 3. She decided to devote herself ______the problem of old age. A. to study B. studying C. to studying 4. They are considering ____ before the prices go up. A) of buying the house B) with buying the house C) buying the house 5. He gives people the impression ____ many poems. A) of having written B) to have written C) of being written 6. Tony, would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty ______ his tape? A. to fix B. fixing C. for fixing 7. We suggested ____ in hotels but the children were anxious ____ out. A) sleeping...to camp B) sleeping...camping C) to sleep...to camp 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 9. He is looking forward to______ his holiday in Britain. A. spend B. have spent C. spending 10. With apples 25 cents a pound, we couldn’t resist______ four pounds. A. to take B. took C. taking 11. It was impolite of him ______ without ______ good-bye. A. to leave, saying B. leaving, to say C. to leave, to say 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 13. Mike’s uncle insists ______in this hotel.
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