动名词专项练习题2

1、动名词专项练习题21) Mark often attempts to escape _ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.A)shavingsbeen fined B) to have been finedC) to be fined D) being fined2) My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate _ from you sometime.A) to have heard B) to hearC) for hearing D) hearing3) The thief took

2、away the woman's wallet without_.A) being seen B) seeingC) him seeing D) seeing him4) People appreciate _wit him because he has a good sense of humor. (CET-4 1998,1)A) to work B) to have workedC) working D) have working5) I've enjoyed _ to talk with you.A) to be able B) being ableC) to been

3、able D) of being able6) No one can avoid _ by advertisements.A) to be influenced B) being influencedC) influencing D)shavingsinfluence7) They are considering _ before the prices go up.A) of buying the house B) with buying the houseC) buying the house D) to buy the house8) He thought that _.A) the ef

4、fort doing the job was not worth B) the effort was not worth in doing the jobC) it was not worth the effort doing the job D) it was not worth the effort by doing the job9) If I had remembered _ the door, the things would not have been stolen.A) to lock B) lockingC) to have locked D)shavingslocked10)

5、 Your shirt needs _. You'd better have it done today.A) iron B) to ironC) ironing D) being ironed11) You can't help _ commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one advertisement or another.A) to hear B) to be heardC) hearing D) with hearing12) My transistor radio

6、isn't working. It _.A) need repairing B) needs to repairC) needs repairing D) need to be repaired13) It is no use _ me not to worry.A) you tell B) your tellingC) for you to have told D)shavingstold14) He is very busy _ his papers. He is far too busy _ callers.A) to write.to receive B) writing.to

7、 receiveC) writing.receiving D) to write.for receiving15)The suspect at last admitted _ stolen goods but denied _ them.A) receiving.sellingB) to receive.to sellC) to receiving.to sellingD) to have received.to have sold16) She apologized for _ to come.A) her not being able B) her being not ableC) not

8、 being able D) that she's not able to17)I really appreciate _ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage by myself.A) you to offer B) that you offerC) your offering D) that you are offering18) Please stop _, boys, I have something important to _ you.A) saying .talk B) telling . sayC) talking .s

9、peak D) talking . tell19) Tony, would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty _ his tape recorder?A) to fix B) fixing C) for fixing D) fix20)“Why isn't Nancy going to meet us?”“It's my fault. I forgot all about _ her.”A) telephoning to B) to telephoneC) to telephone to D) the telephoning to

10、21)“Why were you late?”“I had a hard time _ up this morning.”A) to get B) get C) got D) getting22)I remember _ to help us if we ever got into trouble.A) once offering B) him once offeringC) him to offer D) to offer him23)John regretted _ to the meeting last week.A) not going B) not to goC) notshavin

11、gsbeen going D) not to be going24) It is difficult to get used _ in a tent aftershavingsa soft, comfortable bed to lie on.A) sleep B) to sleepingC) slept D) to sleep25) He gives people the impression _ many poems.A) ofshavingswritten B) to have writtenC) of being written D) to write26) Do you feel l

12、ike _ out or would you rather _ dinner at home?A) going.to have B) to go.to haveC) to go.having D) going.have27) Prior to _ the formal speech, first he will introduce himself.A) delivering B) deliverC) being delivering D) being delivered28)I don't mind _ by bus, but I hate _ in queues.A) to trav

13、el.standing B)shavingstraveled.standingC) traveling.to stand D) traveling.standing29)What about _ double quantities of everything today? We have hardly time to go_ next week.A) buying.to shop B) buy.shoppingC) buying.shopping D) to buy.shopping30) We had some trouble _ the house and nobody seemed _s

14、wheresit was.A) in finding.knowing B) finding.to knowC) to find.knowing D) to find.to know31)We can't imagine _ in the entrance examination, for she has never been to school.A) she succeeding B) her succeedingC) she succeed D) her to succeed32)I don't like _ at me.A) them laughing B) their l

15、aughC) them laugh D) them to have laughed33)We suggested _ in hotels but the children were anxious _ out.A) sleeping.to camp B) sleeping.campingC) to sleep.to camp D) to sleep.camping34)I have no objection _ the evening with them.A) to spend B) to spending C) of spending D) spending35) After _ for t

16、he job, you will be required to take a language test.A) being interviewed B) interviewedC) interviewing D)shavingsinterviewed36)The match was cancelled because most of the members _ a match without a standard court.A) objected toshavingsB) were objected to haveC) objected to have D) were objected to

17、 having37)Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her examination.A) to prepare B) to be preparedC) preparing D) being prepared38)It is no good _ remember grammatical rules. You need to practise what you have learned.A) trying to B) to try toC) try to D) tri

18、ed to39)After _ him better, I regretted _ him unfairly.A) getting to know.to judgeB) getting to know.to have judgedC) getting to have know.judgingD) getting to know.having judged40)He is looking forward to _ his holiday in Britain.A) spend B) have spentC) spending D)shavingsbeen spending41) Before _

19、 the house, you should get a surveyor_ over it.A) buying.looking B)shavingsbought.to lookC) buying.to have looked D) buying.to look42)In some countries people favor _ together even though there is much more space.A) to stay B) stayC) staying D) stayed43)“Why was Fred so upset?”“He isn't used _ c

20、riticized.”A) be B) to be C) to being D)shavingsbeen44) It's no use _ to get a bargain these days.A) to expect B) expectingC) wanting D) you expect45)“Why were you so late for work today?”“_ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.”A) Driving B) I droveC) To drive D) That I drove46)It was impolite of him _without _good-bye.A) to leave, saying B) leaving, to sayC) to leave, to say D) leaving, saying47) He kept _t