动名词专项训练·附详解

动名词专项训练

1. When you’re learning to drive, ________ a good teacher makes a big difference.

A. have                        B. having                      C. and have                    D. and having

2. Before you decide to leave your job, ________ the effect it will have on your family.

A. consider                   B. considering               C. to consider                D. considered

3. Remember ________ off the light when ________ to bed.

A. turning, going           B. to turn, to go             C. turning, to go             D. to turn, going

4. If the car won’t start, ________ it.

A. try push                   B. try pushing                C. to try pushing            D. to try to push

5. One learns a language by making mistakes and ________ them.

A. correct                     B. correcting                 C. corrects                    D. to correct

6. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really need.

A. to persuade               B. persuading                C. being persuaded         D. be persuaded

7. Once your business becomes international, ________ constantly will be part of your life.

A. you fly                     B. your flight                 C. flight                        D. flying

8. ________ in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite an unpleasant experience.

A. Having caught           B. Being caught              C. Caught                   D. Having been caught

9. — Robert is indeed a wise man.

— Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ________ his advice!

A. to take                      B. taking                        C. not to take                  D. not taking

10. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area ________.

A. need repairing            B. needs to repair           C. needs repairing            D. need to repair

11. It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. ________the answers ready will be of great help.

A. To have had              B. Having had                 C. Have                         D. Having

12. He got well prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ________the good opportunity.

A. to lose                       B. losing                        C. to be lost                   D. being lost

13. Both of my parents insisted ________ a computer for me, but I don’t think it is necessary.

A. to buy                       B. buying                        C. on buying                 D. in buying

14. She reached the top of the hill and stopped ________ on a big rock by the side of the path.

A. to have rested            B. resting                        C. to rest                      D. rest

15. Compared to ________ in the office, Kate found it more exciting to work as a teacher.

A. work                         B. having worked            C. working                   D. be working

16. ________ this report ________ in such a short time was quite a difficult exercise.

A. Getting, done              B. Get, done                   C. To get, to do            D. Getting, to do

17. I can hardly imagine so pretty a girl like you, ________ boxing.

A. like                            B. to like                        C. liking                        D. to have liked