语法陷阱题800例—非谓语动词

25. Though I have often heard this song _______. I have never heard you _______ it.

A. being sung, sang                                   B. sang, singing

C. sung, sing                                             D. to be sung, to sing

26. He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _______ to.

A. spoken                                                 B. speaking

C. speak                                                   D. be spoken

28. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______.

A. to send                                                 B. for sending it

C. to send it to                                          D. for sending it to

29. _______ on time, this medicine will be quite effective. 

A. Taking                                                 B. Being taken

C. Taken                                                  D. Having taken

30. The film star walked to his car, ______ a crowd of journalists.

A. followed by                                          B. following by

C. to follow                                              D. to be followed by

31. After describing the planned improvements, she went on _______ how much they would cost.

A. to explain                                             B. explaining

C. to be explaining                                    D. having explained

32. Please excuse me _______ your letter by mistake.

A. to open                                                B. to have opened

C. for opening                                          D. in opening

33. Please remember _______ the plants while I’m away.

A. watering                                              B. to be watering

C. to water                                               D. being watering

34. Certainly I posted your letter — I remember ______ it.

A. posting                                                B. to post

C. to be posting                                         D. have posted

35. Stop _______ me to hurry up. I can only go so fast.

A. to tell                                                  B. telling

C. to have told                                          D. having told

36. Remember _______ off the light when _______ to bed.

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

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

37. _______ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.

A. Having given                                        B. To give

C. Giving                                                 D. Given

38. _______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A. Being founded                                      B. It was founded

C. Founded                                               D. Founding

39. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ________.

A. 20 dollars remained                               B. 20 dollars to remain

C. remained 20 dollars                               D. remaining 20 dollars

40. The picture _______ on the wall is painted by my nephew.

A. having hung                                         B. hanging

C. hangs                                                   D. being hung

41. With a lot of difficult problems ________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settled                                                  B. setting

C. to settle                                                D. being settled

42. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _______ whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see                                                   B. to be seen

C. seeing                                                  D. seen

43. Tony was very unhappy for _______ to the party.

A. having not been invited                         B. not having invited 

C. having not invited                                 D. not having been invited

44. “Good morning. Can I help you?” “I’d like to have this package _______.”

A. be weighed                                           B. to be weighed

C. to weigh                                               D. weighed

45. What have we said _______ her so happy?

A. makes                                                  B. to make

C. made                                                   D. has made