原创非谓语动词专项训练

原创非谓语动词专项训练

01.To mean ______ something and ______ something actually are two different things.

A. to do, to do           B. doing, doing          C. to do, doing          D. doing, to do

02. It remains ______ whether the cancer will respond to treatment.

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

03. 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

04. Please remember ______ the plants while I’m away.

A. watering               B. to be watering       C. to water               D. being watering

05. ______ out more about university courses, write to this address.

A. Finding                 B. To find                 C. To be finding        D. Find

06. After driving all night we got to Amy’s place, _______ that she was away.

A. only to discover    B. only discovering    C. only discovered     D. only having discovered

07. _____ 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

08. They must be at home—there’s a light _______ in the bedroom.

A. to shine                B. to be shining         C. shining                 D. having shined

09. A few days after the interview, I received a letter ______ me the job.

A. offered                 B. offering                C. to be offering        D. having offered

10. ______ that he wouldn’t be able to buy food on his journey he took large supplies with him.

A. Knowing              B. To know              C. To be knowing      D. Known

11. My wife had a long talk with Sally, ______ why she didn’t want the children to play together.

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

12. —Do you have your windows ______ every month?

—Not always. Sometimes I clean them myself.

A. cleaning                B. to clean                C. cleaned                 D. having cleaned

13. When he got up to speak, the minister had eggs ______ at him.

A. to throw               B. throwing               C. thrown                 D. threw

14. A railway station is no place for a child ______ alone at night.

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

15. I’ll write down his telephone number ______ forget it.

A. so as not to          B. so as to not           C. not so as to           D. so not as to

16. When you’re ill, ______ to get well again is often half the battle.

A. wanting                B. want                    C. to be wanting        D. having wanted

17. Should people do what they think is right even when it means ______ the law?

A. breaking               B. to break                C. having broken      D. to have broken

18. After being ill I didn’t feel like ______ but I managed ______ something down.

A. eating, to force      B. to eat, to force      C. eating, forcing      D. to eat, forcing

19.—They’ll get their money back.

—I should hope so too, after ______ like that.

A. being treated         B. to be treated          C. treating                D. treated

20. This kind of beauty cream is said ______ able to smooth away wrinkles.

A. to be                   B. being                    C. having been          D. to have been

21. When you’re waiting for an operation, you feel like there’s a cloud ______ over you.

A. having hung          B. hanging                C. hangs                   D. being hung

22. If she catches someone ______ her diary, she’ll be angry.

A. read                     B. reading                 C. reads                    D. to read

23. Don’t leave her ______ outside in the rain—ask her in.

A. wait                     B. waiting                 C. to wait                 D. to be waiting

24. I fell, ______ my head against the door and ______ it.

A. stroke, cut            B. striking, cutting     C. stroke, cutting       D. striking, cut

25. ______ twice, he didn’t want to try again.

A. Having failed         B. To fail                  C. To be failing         D. Failed

26. ______ his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another.

A. Being                   B. To be                   C. Having been          D. Have been

27. She read the letter through before sending it, ______ for spelling mistakes.

A. checked               B. to be checking       C. checking              D. having checked

28. ______ the rope with one hand, he stretched out the other to the boy in the water.

A. Holding                B. Held                     C. To hold                D. To be holding