非谓语动词练习

1 非谓语动词专练

1. She pretended _______me when I passed by .

A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen

2. Have you had the nurse ___your son's temperature ?

A. to take B. taking C. take D. taken

3. I don't think you need ____today .

A. to leave B. to be leaving C. leaving D. being left

4. ----I don't know ____with the problem .

---Why not ____your teacher for advice?

A. what to do; to ask B. how to do; to ask C. what to do; ask D.how to do; ask

5. ________the truth, I don't want to go .

A. To tell B. Tell C. Telling D. In order to tell

6. How do the birds know exactly ____ direction ___?

A. which; flying B. which; to fly to C. in which ;to fly D. /;flying to

7. I find these problems are easy ___.

A. to work out B. to be worked to out C. in working out D. to be worked them out

8. I've been waiting for half an hour ____me the phone call .

A. to give B. for you giving C. of you to give D. for you to give

9. _____ , the letter was posted .

A. Wrote it B. Having written C. Writing D. Having been written

10. _____him before , I didn't recognize him .

A. Not seeing B. Having not seen C. Not having seen D. Not seen

11. I need to have my bike ________.

A. repaired B. repairing C. to be repaired D. being repaired

12. He entered the house and left me ____outside .

A. stand B. to stand C. standing D. to be standing

13. Stop running and you will feel your heart _______faster than ever .

A. beat B. beating C. beats D. was beating

14. Once _____, it will never be forgotten .

A. see B. seen C. you see D. to be seen

15. He will not come unless _____.

A. invited B. inviting C. isn't invited D. he will be invited

16. Matter is the name __to everything that has weight and takes up space .

A. giving B. to give C. having been given D. given

17. Let's try _____the work another way , for we should try _____everything done in time

A. to do ;to get B. doing ;getting C. doing ;to get D. to do; getting

18. He used to _____cards with his friends , but now he is used to _____a walk after supper.

A. play ;taking B. playing; take C. play; take D. playing; taking

19._____newspapers every day can add to one's common sense .

A. Reading B. Read C. By reading D. If reading

20. It's a good habit _____aloud early in the morning .

A. practise to read B. to practise reading C. practising to read D. to practise and read

21. After cooking , mother ____making tea .

A. set out B. set about C. set off D. start off

22. ____to help was great encouragement to us .

A. they coming B. They come C. Their come D. Their coming

23.----I don't understand that sentence . ----Let's get John ___that sentence again .

A. explain B. to explain C. explained D. explaining

24. ---I wish I could buy one of those beautiful dogs .

---I am afraid they wouldn't allow ____in the hotel .

A. you keeping it B. that you keep it C. you to keep it D. you keep it

2 25. ---How was the concert last night? ----It was ___.

A. disappoint B. disappointed C. to disappoint D. disappointing

26. --Shall we walk through the park . -- --No , it's too late ____there.

A. that we walk B. for us walking C. for us to walk D. so we can't walk

27. Mary said ,''give me a chair ____.''

A. to sit B. sat on C. sit on D. to sit on

28. ----How about going for a swim this Sunday ? -----_____ very much .

A. I'll like it B. I'd like C. I'll like to D. I'd like to

29. Nobody likes ___.

A. to speak ill of B. to be spoken ill of C. speaking ill of D. spoken ill of

30. Tom kept quiet about the accident ____lose his job.