1、非谓语动词专项练习 1. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ______ behind his back. (91高考) A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied 2. The secretary worked late into the night, ______ a long speech for the president. (91高考) A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing 3. I c
2、an hardly imagine Peter ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. (91高考) A. sail B. to said C. sailing D. to have sailed 4. ---The light in the office is still on. –Oh, I forgot ______.(91高考) A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off 5. –I usually go the
3、re by train. –Why not ______ by boat for a change? (92高考) A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going 6. I would appreciate ______ back this afternoon. (92高考) A. you to call B. you call C. your calling D. you’re calling 7. There’re so many kinds of tape-recorders on sale th
4、at I can’t make up my mind ______ to buy. (92高考) A. what B. which C. how D. where 8.______ a reply, he decided to write again. (92高考) A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received 9.”Can’t you read?” Mary said ______ to the notice. (93高考) A. angrily pointing
5、 B. and point angrily C. angrily pointed D. and angrily pointing 10.How about the two of us ______ a walk down the garden? (93高考) A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking 11.The computer centre, ____ last year, is very popular among the students in this school. (93高考) A. open B. opening C.
6、 having opened D. opened 12.Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer. (93高考) A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented 13.The missing boys were last seen ______ near the river. (94高考) A. playing B. to be playing C. play D. to play 14.The visitin
7、g Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ______ that he had enjoyed his stay here. (94高考) A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added 15.The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century. (94高考) A. having been written B. to be writt
8、en C. being written D. written 16.—You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. --Well, now I regret ______ that. (95高考) A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done 17.Paul doesn’t have to be made ______. He always works hard. (95高考) A. learn B. to learn C. learned
9、D. learning 18.We agreed ______ here but so far she hasn’t turned up yet. (95高考) A. having met B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met 19.The patient was warned ______ oily food after the operation. (96高考) A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating 20.I would love ____ to the party
10、last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. (97高考) A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone 21.Cleaning women in big cities usually get ______ by the hour. (98高考) A. play B. paying C. paid D. to play 22.European football is played in 80 countries, ____ it the most popu
11、lar sport in the world. (98高考) A. making B. makes C. made D. to make 23.Robert is said ______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in. (99高考) A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying 24. ______ his telephone number, she had some difficulty getting i
12、n touch with Bill.(91上海高考) A. Not knowing B. Knowing not C. Not having known D. Having not known 25. He used to ______ his teaching when he was young. (91上海高考) A. devote to B. be devoted to C. devoting to D. being devoted to 26. He didn’t keep on asking me the time any longer as he had had his
13、 watch ______.(93上海高考) A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. repair 27. As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ______ by her mother. (93上海高考) A. buying B. being bought C. were bought D. bought 28. Seeing the sun ______ above the surface of the sea, we let out
14、a shout of joy. (94上海高考) A. to rise B. to raise C. rising D. raising 29. If you go to Xi’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly ______.(94上海高考) A. supposing B. supposed C. to suppose D. suppose 30.She looks forward every spring to ______ the flower-lined garden. (95
15、上海高考) A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in 31.Once your business becomes international, ______ constantly will be part of your life. (95上海高考) A. you fly B. your flight C. flight D. flying 32.The little time we have together we try ______ wisely. (91上海高考) A. spending it B. to s
16、pend it C. to spend D. spending that 33.While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _____ into buying something they don’t really need. (96上海高考) A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded 34.When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person ______.(96上海高考)
17、 A. to send B. for sending it C. to send it to D. for sending it to 35.She can’t help ______ the house because she’s busy making a cake. (97上海高考) A. to clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. being cleaned 36.—What do you think made Mary so upset? --______ her new bicycle. (97上海高考) A. As she lost B
18、 Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing 37.If ______ the same treatment again, he is sure to get well. (98上海高考) A. giving B. give C. given D. being given 38.He claimed ______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday. (98上海高考) A. being badly treated B. treating badly C. to be
19、treated badly D. to have been badly treated 39.To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______.(98上海高考) A. to never break B. never to be broken C. never to have broken D. never to be breaking 40.She asked me to help her, ______ that she couldn’t move the heavy suitcase alone. (96上海高考
20、) A. only to realize B. realizing C. having been realized D. realized 41.—Let me tell you something about the journalists. --Don’t you remember ______ me the story yesterday? (99上海高考) A. told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told 42.There are five pairs ______, but I’m at a loss which to
21、buy. (99上海高考) A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing 43.The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ______.(99上海高考) A. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars to remain C. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20 dollars 44. I wouldn’t advise ______ there by bus,
22、because it is too crowded. A. and go B. to go C. to going D. going 45. You shouldn’t allow ______ games near the classroom, for it’s too noisy. A. student to play B. to play C. students to play D. to playing 46. The students are kept busy ______ their lessons. A. to review B. review C. revie
23、wing D. on reviewing 47. No one enjoys ______ fun of in public. A. making B. being C. to be made D. having been made 48. None of the criminals escaped ______. A. be punished B. being punished C. to be punished D. punishing 49. On a ______ morning the little match girl was found ______ at the
24、corner of the street. A. freezing; freezing B. freezing; frozen C. frozen; frozen D. frozen; freezing 50.Jack was a lazy boy. He was often caught ______ in class. A. sleeping B. slept C. to sleep D. sleep 51.His words left me ______ what he was driving at. A. to wonder B. wondering C. wonder
25、ed D. wonder 52.I won’t have you ______ me what to do. A. to tell B. to telling C. told D. telling 53.When I put my hand on his chest, I could feel his heart still ______. A. beat B. to be beating C. beating D. was beating 54.The teacher forbade ______ our seats. A. us to leave B. us leavin
26、g C. to leave D. to leaving 55.Don’t forget ______ the letter for me when ______ to town. A. to post; go B. to post; going C. posting; going D. posting; go 56.Have you forgotten ______ a ruler from Betty? Please remember _____ it to her tomorrow. A. borrowing; to return B. borrowing; returnin
27、g C. to borrow; to return D. to borrow; reutrning 57.I knew he didn’t listen to me, but I went on ______ to get him ______ in the proposal. A. hoping; interesting B. to hope; interesting C. hoping; interest D. hoping; interested 58.You had better get a doctor ______ your bad tooth. A. pull
28、out B. to pull out C. pulled out D. pulling out 59.Don’t get ______ in the rain. A. to be caught B. catching C. to catch D. caught 60.I haven’t got a chair ______. Will you make room for me? A. to sit B. to sit in C. for sitting D. sitting on 61.—By the way, when did you get your bedroom ____
29、 --Last week. A. having been painted B. painted C. painting D. to be painted 62.We can’t get the car ______. We need someone ______ us. A. to go; to help B. going; to help C. going; helping D. gone; helping 63.I’m afraid your suggestion can’t help ______ the service of their shop. A. im
30、proving B. in improving C. to improve D. for improving 64.The matter had better ______ as it is. A. leave B. being left C. left D. be left 65.I studied English in prison from a teach-yourself book, but I have never heard a word of it _____. A. to be spoken B. spoken C. having been spoken D. be
31、ing spoken 66.—Do you often have someone ______ your clothes? --Yes, I often have them ______. A. wash; to wash B. to wash; washed C. washed; wash D. wash; washed 67.It was so cold that the travellers had the fire ______ all the night. A. burning B. to burn C. burn D. burnt 68.Your hair is r
32、ather long, you should have ______ a little. A. them cut B. it cutting C. it to be cut D. it cut 69.My grandmother seems to have a lot ______. A. worry about B. worrying about C. to be worried D. to worry about 70.Who could have imagined such a sweet-tempered girl as Alice ______ such a thing!
33、 A. doing B. to do C. will do D. does 71.You can hardly imagine a child ______ so cruelly. A. to treat B. to be treated C. being treated D. treating 72.It’s dangerous to let the children who are so young ______ in the river. A. to go swimming B. going to swim C. go swimming D. go to swim 73
34、He likes ______, but he doesn’t like ______ today because it is too cold. A. to swim; to swim B. swimming; swimming C. to swim; swimming D.swimming; to swim 74.He would sit alone and listen to Mary ______ the piano. A. to play B. playing C. play D. having played 75.He managed to make himself
35、 ______ with his ______ English. A. understand; breaking B. understand; broken C. understood; breaking D. understood; broken 76.—Do you mind ______? --Go ahead. A. turning on the fan B. if I turn on the fan C. to turn on the fan D. I turning on the fan 77.We didn’t miss ______ the footbal
36、l match last night. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched 78.I’m sorry, but I must say your English needs ______. A. improving B. to be improving D. improved D. to improve 79.She must be looking forward as much to his return as he himself is to ______ her. A. see B. have seen C. seeing
37、 D. having seen 80.—You have come just in time to help us. –Fine, what needs ______? A. I do B. being done C. to be done D. to do 81.Attention must be paid to ______ the jewellery shop ______. A. prevent; to be robbed B. preventing; from being robbed C. prevent; to be robbed D. preventing;
38、 from robbing 82.I prefer to watch ______ football. A. to play B. to playing C. rather than play D. than to play 83.Even on holidays, he preferred ______ to ______ nothing. A. working; do B. working; doing C. to work; do D. to work; doing 84.—How about a drink? --I’d rather ______ something
39、 to eat. A. have B. to have C. had D. having 85.Excuse ______ you, but I have an important message for you. A. me to interrupt B. my interrupt C. my interrupting D. me of interrupting 86.We regret ______ that the film was not worth ______. A. to say; to see B. to say; seeing C. saying; to se
40、e D. saying; to be seen 87.He regrets ______ to watch the volleyball match. A. not being able B. being not able C. not to be able D. to be not able 88.Mr John requires each of his students ______ a composition every other week. A. writing B. writes C. to write D. to have written 89.The whole
41、place requires ______. A. to be cleaned B. to be cleaning C. being cleaned D. to clean 90.The rule required that all of us ______ at the office by two o’clock. A. arrived B. should arrive C. would arrive D. arriving 91.When class began, the students stopped ______ attentively. A. talking and
42、 sat listening to the teacher B. to talk and sat listening to the teacher C. talking and sitting to listen to the teacher D. to talk and sat to listen to the teacher 92.I’m pleased to see the problem ______ so quickly. A. settled B. having been settled C. be settled D. settle 93.I saw him ____
43、 under a tree, thinking. A. sat B. seated C. seating D. seat 94.He was seen ______ into the bedroom. A. steal B. to be stealing C. had stolen D. stealing 95.You look light-hearted. Nothing seems ______ to you. A. to happen B. to have been happened C. to have happened D. to be happened 96.
44、I will spend as much time as I ______ the lesson. A. can go over B. can to go over C. can going over D. go 97.Much time is spent ______. A. writing B. to write C. to writing D. to be writing 98.We advise them ______ of carrying out such a dangerous plan. A. stopping to think B. to stop to th
45、ink C. stopping thinking D. to stop thinking 99.______ late, Jack was afraid ______ the classroom, for he was afraid ______. A. Being; of entering; to be scolded B. Having been; of entering; to scold C. To be; to enter; of scolding D. Being; to enter; of being scolded 100.The day we had looked
46、 forward to ______ at last. A. coming B. come C. came D. comes 101.I tried ______ it was no good ______ into the habit of smoking. A. making him understand; to get B. making him understood; to get C. to make him understand; getting D. to make him understood; getting 102.He couldn’t open the
47、front door, so he tried ______ the back door. A. to pushing B. to push C. pushed D. pushing 103.This instrument is used ______ machines. A. checking B. to checking C. to check D. to be checked 104.He used ______ on the right in China, but he soon got used ______ on the left in England. A. to
48、 drive; to drive B. to drive; driving C. to driving; to drive D. to drive; to driving 105.The mother wanted her son ______ without delay. A. to operate B. to be operated on C. to operate on D. being operated on 106.If you want a letter ______, you must keep in mind several rules while ______.
49、A. written; written B. well written; writing C. well writing; writing D. well written; write 107.They put the bird in a cage ______ it ______away. A. to prevent; to fly B. preventing; flying C. for preventing; to fly D. to prevent; from flying 108.My watch wants ______. It ______ the right time
50、 A. to repair; doesn’t tell B. being repaired; won’t tell C. repairing; hasn’t told D. repairing; doesn’t tell 109.Why do you stand and watch the milk ______ boiling over? A. boiling B. boiled C. to boil D. being boiled 110.The book is ______ worth ______. A. very; to be read B. much; rea






