英语四级考试语法真题训练-ing形式1
1. We don’t allow ______ in the auditorium ; we don’t w ant to risk ______ it on fire .
A)to smoke , setting B)to be smoking, to set
C)to be smoking, being set D)smoking, setting
2. He remembered ______ a bunch of flowers at his birthday party when he was
a little boy .
A)being given B)to give C)be given D)to be given
3. The thief undoubtedly waited for Alice to go out and entered by the back window and removed the silver without ______ .
A)ever being seen B)having seen C)seeing D)ever been seen
4. The naughty girl said to her parents that she wanted to be a good girl and set her heart ______ a trail of her own.
A)to blazing B)to blaze C)blazed D)blaze
5. She is very busy ______ her papers. She is far too busy ______ callers.
A)writing, receiving B)to write , for receiving C)to write, to receive D)writing , to receive
6. Mike suggested______ to the movie tonight but they finally decided to stay at home watching TV.
A)to going B)of going C)going D)to go
7. When Kate fell off the bike, the other children______ .
A)could not help laughing B)could not help to laugh
C)were not able to help laugher D)could not help but laughing
8. “What’s made Kathy so upset ?”“______ fi ve tickets to the folk music concert.”
A)Because of losing B)Since she lost C)Losing D)Lost
9. When she saw the poor little girl, she couldn’t resist ______ her up.
A)picked B)picking C)to pick D)pick
10. No one thought that Harry’s su ggestion was worth______ .
A)to be considered B)of consideration C)considering D)to consider
11. My brother is looking forward to ______ a trip to Shanghai next month.
A)making B)make C)have made D)be making
12. ______ made the situation extremely hard for us.
A)Wang Dong had left B)Wang Dong’s having left
C)Wang Dong left D)Wang Dong having left
13. It’s no use ______ with her . You might as well ______ with a stone wall. She is incapable of seein g anyone else’s point of view.
A)arguing , arguing B)argue, argue C)to argue, arguing D)arguing , argue
14. He has trouble ______ French.
A)speaking B)spoken C)to speak D)speak
15. I don’t like ______ bills but when I do get the m . I like ____ them promptly.
A)to get, paying B)getting, to pay C)to get, to pay D)getting, paying
16. ______ what Kate will be doing next.
A)There’s no saying B)Not to pay C)There’s no to say D)No saying
17. Her last year’s trousers are now outg rown and need ______ a little.
A)lengthened B)lengthening C)to be lengthening D)to lengthen
18. She denied ______ to check the analysis again.
A)to have been told B)having been told C)being told D)to have told
19. When Katherine had seen the film , she ceased ______ in the novel.
A)interesting B)being interested C)interest D)interested
20. I can’t have him ______ idle al l day long .
A)staying B)stay C)stayed D)to stay
