35. Nobody will come to the party without ______. A. having invited
21. The bad weather discouraged us ______ on the picnic and we had to stay at home. A. from going B. to go C. go D. in going 22. Drunk driving, which was once a ________occurrence, is now under control. A. general B. frequent C. normal D. particular 23.He has always insisted on his ______ Dr Turner instead of Mr Turner. A. been called B. called C. having called D. being called
24. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city ______ by their enthusiastic supporters. A. being cheered
B. be cheered
C. to be cheered
D. were cheered
25. It is you rather than he_______ for this terrible accident.
A. is blamed B. is to blame C. are to blame D. should blame 26. --- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help. --- That’s right. _____________.
A. Many hands make light work B. Something is better than nothing C. The more, the merrier D. The sooner begin, the sooner done 27. --- She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam. --- I guess so. It’s not difficult after all. A. should
B. could
C. must
D. might
28. --- What' s the matter with Della?
--- Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __
A. hopes to B. hopes so C. hopes not D. hopes for 29. Who would you rather ______ that?
A. have do B. have to do C. have done D. had done 30. The doctor did everything he could ____ the patient. A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved
31. Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ______to, and more easily troubled by , emotional and relationship problems. A. sceptical B. addicted C. available D. sensitive 32. --- They are quiet, aren’t they?
--- Yes. They are accustomed ____________ at meals. A. to talk B. to not talk
C. to talking
D. to not talking
33. ________, the pay isn’t attractive enough ,though the job itself is quite interesting . A Generally speaking B On the contrary C In particular D To be honest 34. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______. A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard
35. Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, ______reduce unemployment pressures.
A. help B. to have helped C. to help D. having helped
1. She insisted ____ to Miami for her summer vacation though it would cost much money. A. on taking B. on being taken C. to take D. to be taken
2. He sent me an E-mail, _____to get further information. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope 3. ---Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg every day? ---______enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.
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B. invited C. inviting D. being invited
A. Get B. getting C. To get D. To be getting
4. The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only _____ the speaker ____.
A. to find; left B. finding; leaving C. finding; left D. to find; gone
5. As I will be away for at least a year. I’d appreciate _____from you now and then _____me how everyone is getting along. A. hearing; tell B. to hear; tell C. hearing; telling D. to hear; to tell
6. _____in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited 7. The job is _____to me because I have little experience. However, it is also______.
A. challenging; rewarding B. challenged; rewarded C. challenging; rewarded D. challenged; rewarding 8. _____comfortably in a chair, he was completely lost in a magazine. A. To sit B. Sat C. Sitting D. having sit 9. ---I’ve never seen anyone run so fast ---_____David go.
A. just watch B. just to watch C. just watching D. just having watched 10. ______ with the size of the whole earth , the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared
11. It is said that the Olympic Games_____ in Beijing in 2008 covered more events than any other Olympics had done. A. holding B. to be held C. held D. to be holding
12. 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
13. The great hall was crowed with many people, _____ many children ____ on their parents’ laps. A. including; seated B. including; seating C. included; sat D. included; sitting 14. ______ 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 15. Taking this medicine, if _______, will of course do good to his health. A. continued B. to continue C. continues D. continuing 16. 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 17. _______ his age, the little boy read very well.
A. Considering B. Considered C. Consider D. Having considered 18. 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 19. There are lots of places of interest ______ in our city.
A. needs repairing B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D. needing to be repaired 20. --- 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
21. Standing on the top of the hill, I would not to do anything but________ the flowing of the smog around me. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy 22. --- Is Tom a good talker?
--- No, he never speaks to me unless____ something. A. ask for B. to ask for C. asked for D. asking for
23. 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
24. 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 25. When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp ____ but the door _____.
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A. being on; shut B. burning; shutting C. burning; shut D. on; shutting
26. 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
27. A doctor can expect _____ at any hour of the day or night. A. calling B. to call C. being called D. to be called
28. 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
29. The policeman came up to the only 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 30. 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 31.The people _______ here are hard working.
A who works B working C which works D being worked 32.We think of pipes _______ chemical waste into rivers.
A which pours B pouring C poured who pour D being poured
33.This film is ________.A exciting B excited C excite D to excite 34. We found him _____ newspapers. A being read B reading C Having read D to read 35. _____ fully，you will not pass the exam..
A if you not prepare B Not preparing C preparing not D If not prepared 36. The factory keeps giving off smoke, _____ the air polluted. A making B and make C and made D having been made
37_______ at the bus stop, he got on the bus A when he arrives B Arrived C On arriving When arrived 38 _________the sentence again and again ,but he still couldn’t understand it. A Having read B Reading C Though he reads D He read 39 He was lying on the ground, ________ at the stars in the sky. A stared B staring C having been stared D and stares 40 __________ many times, the boy still couldn’t understand the text.
A Having told B Having been told C Being told D Telling
41 ____Sunday, the students are at home. A.Being B. Because it is C.It is D.is 42 .Finding her car stolen,_____.
A.a policeman was asked to help C.it was looked for everywhere B.the area was searching thoroughly D.she hurried to a policeman for help 43 .___his key, he couldn’t enter the room.
A.Having been lost B.He had lost C.Having lost D.Losing
1. Due to the heavy rain and flooding, ten million people have been forced their homes. A. leaving A. parking A. living A. Completing A. to be breathed 6. —Can I smoke here?
—Sorry. We don’t allow here.
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B. to leave B. to park
C. to be left D. being left C. parked D. park
D. having lived
2. As a new driver, I have to practise the car in my small garage again and again.
3. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ___ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
B. to live C. to be living B. Complete B. to breathe
4. the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.
C. Completed D. To complete C. breathing D. being breathed
5. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good .
A. people smoking B. people smoke C. to smoke 7.—Excuse me sir, where is Room 301?
—Just a minute. I’ll have Bob you to your room.
D. smoking
A. show B. shows C. to show D. showing 8. There is nothing more I can try you to stay, so I wish you good luck. A. being persuaded B. persuading A. to eat not
C. to be persuaded
D. to persuade D. not eating
D. having gone
9. The patient was warned oily food after the operation.
B. eating not
C. not to eat
10. I would love to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to go B. to have gone C. going 11. Robert is said abroad, but I don't know what country he studied in.
A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying 12. In some parts of London, missing a bus means for another hour.） A. waiting
B. to wait
C. wait D. to be waiting
13. the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president attended D. The president's attending
14. My advisor encouraged ___a summer course to improve my writing skills. A. for me taking
B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take
C. on finding D. in finding
15. The man insisted a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby. A. find B. to find
16. What is the way Lao Wang thought of _______ enough money to buy the house? A. to get B. getting C. having got D. being got
17. Without fact, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge __________ our thinking. A. which to be based on B. which to base on C. on which to base D. which to base 18. Tom pretended _________ it but in fact, he knew it very well.
A. not listen to B. not to hear from C. not to have heard about D. not to be listening to
19. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _________ whether he was going in the right direction. A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to have seen 20. Hearing his words, I couldn’t decide __________ or remain.
A. whether to go abroad B. if I go abroad C. if to go abroad D. to go abroad 21. Lily’s mobile phone was left in a taxi accidentally, never _______ again. A. to find B. to be found C. finding D. being found 22. --- Tomorrow is a holiday. Why are you doing your homework? --- I’m doing this exercise now so that I won’t have ________ on Sunday. A. for B. them C. it D. to
23. I did nothing all day but ________ to my friend who I haven’t seen for almost a year. A. write B. to write C. wrote D. writing 24. Would you please ________ leave the door open? It’s too cold here. A. not B. not to C. to not D. don’t
25. ---I hear that you and your parents are going to spend your summer vocation in Beijing. --- Yes, we’re planning _________.
A. to B. to be C. it D. to do it 26. I don’t think it wise ________ the hard work that they have refused to do.
A. for you to take on B. of you to take on C. for you taking on D. of you taking on 27. My father promised to give some money and _______ anything I want to. A. to allow me to buy B. allow me to buy
C. promised to allow me to buy D. that I would ask them to buy 28. He spoke English slowly and clearly in class _________ because they are all freshmen.
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A. so as to be understood B. to be understood C. so as to understand D. to understand
29. ________ the truth, he is not an honest man we can believe in.
A. I am to tell B. Told C. Telling D. To tell 30. ________ a long story short, he wanted to marry her and get a lot of money.
A. Make B. To make C. Jack had made D Making 31. --- Have you found out the telephone number I need? --- Yes, but ________, I have sat here for nearly a half hour.
A. for finding it out B. to find it out C. for finding out it D. to find out it 32. Though it is polluted a little, yet this city with a long history is still a good place ___________. A. in which to live B. to live in C. to live D. all the above are right 33. We didn’t expect the plan we had made very carefully for them ______ so coldly. A. refused B. to refuse C. to be refused D. refusing
34. _______ into the college, he had to work hard at all the subjects, some of which he didn’t like. A. In order to admit B. In order to be admitted C. So as to admit D. So as to be admitted 35. She works ______ hard ______ catch up with the top students.
A. so; as to B. very; as to C. so; to D. as; as to
1.An exhibition of paintings ____ at the museum next week．
A．are to be held B. is to be held C. are holding D．will hold 2. Every possible means ____, but none ____ successful．
A. has tried; has proved B．tried; proves C. has been tried; proves D. is being tried; is proved 3．The question he asked is hard ____ ．
A. for answer B. to answer C．to be answered D. answering 4．By the end of last year, another new gymnasium ____ in Beijing.
A. would be completed B. was being completed C. has been complete D. had been completed 5．More than a dozen students in that school ＿＿＿ abroad to study medicine last year. A. sent B. were sent C. had sent D. had been sent 6.－－Why did you leave that position?
－－ I ＿＿ a better position at IBM.
A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered 7. More patients ＿＿ in hospital this year than last year.
A. treated B. have treated C. had been treated D. have been treated 8. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you wouldn’t have time to ＿＿before the party. A. get changed B. get change C. get changing D. get to change
9. Rainforests ＿＿and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the future.
A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut 10. After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of equipment＿＿. A. is damaged B. had damaged C. damaged D. was damaged 11.The mayor says that all construction work for the Olympics ＿＿by next.
A. has been completed B. has completed C. will have been completedD. will have completed 12. I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is doing to blame C. is to be blame D. should blame 13.Great changes ______in the city ,and a lot of factories______.
A. have been taken place…have been set up B. have taken place…have been set up C. have taken place…have set up D. were taken place…were set up
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