高中非谓语动词练习A
1. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _____. A. to repair bicycles B. bicycles to be repaired C. bicycles being repaired D. repairing bicycles 2. --- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?
--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.
A. to change; to be B. to change; being C. changing; being D. changing; to be 3. The dog, _____, will be made a good watchdog.
A. to train properly B. being trained properly C. properly to train D. trained properly 4. _____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it.
A. Having stolen B. Having been stolen C. Stolen D. Stealing 5. _____ the front door _____, he had to enter the room through the back door.
A. Seen; painted B. Seeing; painted C. Being seen; being painted D. Seeing; being painted 6. And there, almost _____ in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet. A. having lost B. losing C. to be lost D. lost
7. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger. A. put B. to be putting C. to put D. putting 8. To answer correctly is more important than _____.
A. that you finish quickly B. finishing quickly C. to finish quickly D. finish quickly
9. The old farmer, _____ the badly injured and burnt soldier, came out of the burning farmhouse, calling continuously for help. A. supporting B. having supported C. being supported by D. being supported
10. In January , 2004, the United States successfully launched ―Spirit‖, a Mars Exploration Rover, _____ a new milestone in the history of mankind. A. it marked B. marking C. marked D. to mark
11. It was getting dark; I found a car _____ in a pool by the side of the road. A. to be stuck B. stuck C. sticking D. stick
12. You can’t imagine what great trouble they have _____ the problem _____.
A. to solve; being talked about B. solving; discussing C. to solve; to talk about D. solving; being discussed 13. The monument was built in honor of the explorer who was believed _____ the river.
A. to have discovered B. to have been discovered C. to discover D. having been discovered 14. The thief fell to the ground, his left foot _____ and blood _____ down from his mouth. A. breaking; running B. broken; running C. breaking; run D. broken; run 15. The program was so exciting that the children kept their eyes _____ on the screen. A. to fix B. to be fixed C. fixed D. fixing
16. As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _____ from you now and then so that I can know how everyone is getting along. A. having heard B. to hear C. hearing D. being heard 17. _____, the subject was always in my mind.
A. Walking or sleeping B. Walking or slept C. Having walked or slept D. To walk and sleep 18. --- Did you get a dictionary?
--- No, I _____, but there were not any _____.
A. tried; to be left B. had tried to; leaving C. tried to; left D. had tried; have left 19. When he came to, he found himself _____ on a chair, with his hands _____ back. A. to sit; tying B. sitting; tying C. seating; tied D. seated; tied 20. The joke told by Tom made us _____, so the teacher couldn’t make himself _____. A. to laugh; hearing B. laughing; heard C. laughing; hear D. laughed; heard 21. All of the flowers now _____ here have developed from those once _____ in the forest. A. raised; grown B. rising; growing C. raised; growing D. rising; grown
22. Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow. A. held; being held B. to be held; to be held C. to be held; held D. being held; to be held 23. Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.
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A. prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. having prepared
24. Don’t worry. I’ll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow.
A. typed; send B. to type; to send C. type; send D. typed; to send 25. The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked 26. How could he get the plan _____ without any one to support him?
A. to carry out B. carry out C. carrying out D. carried out 27. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.
A. being fully accepting B. fully accepting C. having fully accepted D. fully accepted 28. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight _____ off her mind. A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken
29. I’m examining the article he has just finished _____ the possible mistakes in it.
A. being corrected B. to correct C. corrected D. having corrected 30. _____ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.
A. We did not make B. Having not made C. We had not made D. Not having made 31. We should prevent such a silly mistake _____ again.
A. occurring B. to occur C. to be occurred D. from being occurred 32. I regret _____ hard at school, or I would have succeeded in passing the exam.
A. not to work B. having not worked C. to have not worked D. not having worked 33. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education. A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting 34. ―Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...‖ said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear. A. touched B. touching C. touch D. to touch
35. Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son. A. said B. say C. to say D. to have said 36. --- Would you be _____ lend me your bicycle? --- Sure.
A. so kind as to B. kind enough as to C. very kind to D. so kind to 37. The beach is so beautiful that it is worthwhile, I think, _____ for a short holiday. A. of going B. to be going C. your going D. you to go 38. The teacher asked more _____ to prevent the students’ eyes from being injured. A. to do B. done C. to be done D. being done
39. Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community. A. being connected B. connect C. having connected D. be connected
40. The performance of the host, _____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however. A. had intended B. intended C. being intended D. to intend
41. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery. A. Tiring; to admire B. Being tired; admiring C. Tired; to admire D. Tired; admiring 42. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house. A. completed; lighted B. completing; lighting C. completing; lighted D. completed; lighting 43. --- I hear Warren _____ in a middle school. --- What? I can’t imagine him _____ as a teacher.
A. teaches; working B. teaches; work C. teach; to work D. teach; working 44. _____ he’s only been learning English for a year, he speaks it very well.
A. Considered B. Considering C. Having considered D. To consider
45. It was _____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons. A. to have played B. playing C. played D. having played
46. At no time does the salesgirl get up late in the morning, for she is always too busy _____ a good rest. A. to take B. taking C. took D. taken
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47. _____ as the most excellent student in her university, as most classmates had expected, made her parents very happy. A. Mary was chosen B. Mary chosen C. Mary being chosen D. Mary’s being chosen 48. _____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.
A. Seeing; frightened B. Seeing; frightening C. Seen; frighten D. To see; frightening 49. You will see this product made in this factory _____ wherever you go. A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising
50. Mr. Green is said _____ an experiment to prove the new method of solving the problem when young. A. to do B. to have done C. to be doing D. to have been doing
6) As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ______ by her mother. A. buying B. being bought C. were bought D. bought
7) The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. A. having written B. to be written C. being written D. written
8) The Olympic Games, ______ in 776 B.C., did not include women players until 1912. A. first playing B. to be first played C. first played D. to be first playing 9) Prices of daily goods ______ through a computer can be lower than store prices. A.are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying
10) Most of the artists ______ to the party were from South Africa. A. invited B. to invite C. being invited D. had been invited
11) Don't use words, expressions or phrases ______ only to people with specific knowledge. A. being known B. having been known C. to be known D. known 12) What's the language ______ in Germany? A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak
13) The computer center, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A. open B. openin C. having opened D. opened 32)The manager discusssed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year. A.carry out B.carrying out C.carried out D.to carry out
33) Mr.Brown was very disappointed to see the washing machine she had had ______ went wrong again. A.it B.it repaired C.repaired D.to be repaired
34) In the past few years,we have had thousands of trees ______ around our school. A.plant B.planted C.planting D.being planted 35)Is this the recorder you want ______?
A.to have repaired B.to repair it C.to have it repaired D.it repaired 36) She was glad to see her child well ______ care of. A.take B.to be taken C.taken D.taking
37) The result of the entrance exams was not made ______ to the public until last Thursday. A.knowing B.known C.to know D.to be known 38) He found them ______ at a table ______ .
A.sat;to play chess B.sitting;to play chess C.seated;playing chess D.seat;play the chess 39) I can make you ______ what I say,but you can't make yourself ______ in English. A.understand;understand B.understand;understood C.to understand;understand D.understand;to be understood 40)The girl asked him not to leave the door ______ . A.to close B.closed C.to be closed D.closing
41) I have often heard the\，but I have never heard Alice ______ it. A.to be sung;to sing B.being sung;sang C.sung;sing D.sang;singing 42) John rushed out in a hurry，______ the door ______ .
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A.leaving;unlocked B.leaving;unlocking C.left;unlocked D.to leave;unlocking 43) Before she came to England,she had never heard a single English word ______ . A.speaking B.spoken C.to speak D.speak
44) ______ poor at English,I'm afraid I can't make myself ______ .
A.To be;understand B.I'm;to understand C.Being;understanding D.Being;understood 45) I have had my bike ______,and I'm going to have somebody ______ my radio tomorrow. A.repair;to repair B.repairing;to be repaired C.repaired;repair D.to repair;repairing 46) You must get the work ______ before Friday. A.do B.to do C.doing D.done
47) ______ the room,the nurse found the tape-recorder ______ .
A.Entering;stealing B.Entering;gone C.To have entered;being stolen D.Having entered;to be stolen 48) When his wife returned,the husband noticed her hair ______ short. A.cutting B.to be cut C.being cut D.cut
49) The student are told to have their homework ______ in before tomorrow afternoon. A.hand B.to hand C.handed D.handing
50) We are pleased to see the problem ______ so quickly. A.settled B.having been settled C.be settled D.settling 51) The ______ professor found the matter ______ .
A.surprising;surprised B.surprised;surprised C.surprised;surprising D.surprising;surprising 60) _____ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. (NMET'96) A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose
61) European football is played in 80 countries,_______ it the most popular sport in the world. (NMET' 98) A. making B. makes C. made D. to make
62) If______________the same treatment again, he is sure to get well. (上海'98) A. giving B. give C. given D. being given
63) The research is so designed that once_______ nothing can be done to change it. (NMET2002) A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun
64) ______ some officials, Napoleon inspected his army. (MET' 84)
A. Followed B. Followed by C. Being followed D. Having been followed by
21. — If I don’t get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you?
— ________. But can I know why? A. Never mind B. Not at all C. By no means D. By all means 22. ________ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment． A. Devoted to bring up B. Devoted himself to bring up C. Devoted to bringing up D. Devoting to bring up
23. Sitting in a car that ―falls‖ from a tall tower, ______ down to a safe landing. A. you’ll scream your way B. and you’ll scream your road C. we screaming our way D. we can see people screaming our way
24. The sport then was a little different from ________ we currently know as gymnastics. A. that
B. what C. which
D. where
25. ________ the apartment, the firefighters shut off the gas, opened the windows and rescued the old couple. A. To break into B. To be broken into
C. Having broken into D. Broken into
26. I'm afraid we won't be able to go much farther, for the gas __________. A. has run out B. is run out C. was run out of D. is running out 27. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _________Great Britain. A. three times the size as B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of 28. Density of water ______kilograms per cubic meter.
A. measures B. is measured C. measures in D. is measured in
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29. _______yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t. A. Surrounding B. Surrounded
C. Surround
D. Having surrounded
30. The boy _____on the ground _____ to his father that the hen ______ two egges that day. A. laying ;lied; laid B. lying; lied; laid C. lying; lay; lied D. lay; lied; laid 31. _______ poor, many young children from peasants’ families stop going to school. A. As B. Because C. Being D. For
32. The man _______ over there was injured in a car accident yesterday. A. operate on B. being operated on C. to operate on D. being operated
33. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _______ about any new operations. A. will be made B. is made
C. is being made
D. has been made
34. The project is based on an agreement, one of ________ purposes is to ensure that the project can be accomplished before the deadline. A. whose B. which C. its D. what
35. The information on the internet gets around much more rapidly than ___ in the newspaper. A. it B. those C. one D. that
21. This special school accepts all disabled students, ______ educational level and background. A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in terms of 22. It is time that I________ my hair cut. It’s the fifth time that I_______ _to the barber’s shop. A. had; have gone B. have; have gone C. have; went D. had; go
23. This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level and background. A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in terms of
24. —I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month. —Don’t worry. You______ have it by Friday. A. could B. shall C. must D. may w_
25. —I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official. — How unbelievable to get it back! I mean, someone ___________it.
A.will have stolen B.might have stolen C.should have stolen D.must have stolen
26. AIDS is said _______the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years. A.that it is B.to be C.that is has been D.to have been
27. Duty is an act or a course of action that people_______ you to take by social customs, law or religion. A. persuade B. request C. instruct D. expect 28. ———It sounds like something is wrong with the car′s engine. ———________ , we′d better take it to the garage immediately. A.Otherwise B.If not C.But for that D.If so
29. —I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain(徒劳). —Why not consult with Frank? You see, _________.
A. Great minds think alike B. Two heads are better than one
C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush D. It’s better to think twice before doing something 30. After several years of hard word, she was finally _______ to Nankai University . A. received
B. admitted
C. persuaded
D. entered
31. Thai is the only way we can imagine _______the overuse of water in students' bathrooms. A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce
32. Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _________. A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blamed
33 Readers can _______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word. A. get over
B. get in
C. get along
D. get through
34. He must have been sent to hopspital after the accident last night, ______? A. didn.t he B. mustn’t he C. hasn’t he D. wasnn’t he
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