1) Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room ____.
to send it toto be sent toto send itto have sent it
2) He asked ____ since he had been chairman for seven years.
not to have been re-electedto be not re-electednot to be re-electedto have not been re-elected
3) I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but ____ in the village for the night.
stayingstayto staystayed
4) Many of the Chinese notable novels are reported ____ into English.
to translateto have been translatedto be translatedto translating
5) Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ____avoided.
is to becan bewill behas been
6) The old lady, who lost his husband and daughter in a train accident, is now in poor health and expect ____.
to be taking care ofto be taken careto be taken care ofto take care of
7) I couldn't help but ____ that was a mistake to let him go alone.
thinkto thinkthoughtthinking
答案:1、A2、 C 3 、B4 、B 5 、 A6 、C 7、 A
动名词
测试的重点在于判断哪些动词或结构后要求接动名词,以及动名词的时态和语态。
(1)接动名词作宾语的动词 这些动词有:admit,allow,anticipate,appreciate,avoid,consider,deny,delay,enjoy,excuse,favor,fancy,finish,imagine,keep,mind,miss,permit,postpone,practise,prevent,resent,resist,risk,suggest等。
例12 Many people favor ____ more nuclear power plants.
A) to build B) build C) built D) building
答案是(D)
例13 They are considering ____ the house before the prices go up.
A) to buy B) buying C) buy D) being bought
答案是(B)。
(2)动名词的短语 这些短语有:be opposed to,be used to,can't help,feel like,give up, go on,insist on, keep on,leave off,look forward to,object to,put off,succeed in等。
例 14 She was so angry that she felt like ____ something at him.
A) to throw B) throwing C) to have thrown D) having thrown
答案是(B)。
(3)名词在其它结构中的使用 to be busy doing sth. to spend/waste time(in)doing sth.have difficulty/trouble (in)doing sth. to be no use /good (in)doing sth. There is some(much…)point/sense/use/…(in)doing sth. be worth doing
例15 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 prepared C) preparing D) being prepared
答案是(C)。
(4) need,require,deserve,demand,want接动名词,要用主动形式表示被动涵义(相当 于动词不定式的被动形式,即:V+doing=V+to be done) 例16 His last year's trousers are now outgrown and need ____ a little.
A) to lengthen B) to be lengthening C) lengthening D) lengthened
答案是(C)。这里的lengthening 亦可用to be lengthened替代。
例17 Many of these costumes for the play are torn ____.
A) and mending is required of them B) and need to be mended C) but need mending D) but required to be mended
答案是(B)。这里的mending 亦可用to be mended替代。
(5)动名词的复合结构 动名词的复合结构是由形容词性物主代词或名词的所有格加动名词构成,但有时所有格 中的's可以省去。如: 例18 I was afraid of the tent ____ down during the night.
A) fell B) to fall C) fall D) falling
答案是(D)。
(6)allow,advise,forbid,permit,recommend等词接动名词作宾语或接名词加不定式作宾语补足语 例19 The teacher doesn't permit ____ in class.
A) smoke B) to smoke C) smoking D) to have a smoke
答案是(C)
(7)remember,forget,mean,regret等词接动词不定式一般作宾语表示即将发生的动作,接动名词作宾语表示已经发生的动作
例20 Do you remember ____ to Professor Smith during your last visit?
A) to be introduced B) having introduced C) being introduced D) to have introduced
答案是(C)。
动名词测试
测试的重点在于判断哪些动词或结构后要求接动名词,以及动名词的时态和语态。
1) After ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
being interviewedinterviewedinterviewinghaving interviewed
2) Don't tell me that you always escape ____ because you have a very fast sports car!
to be finedfiningbeing finedhaving been fined
3) The match was cancelled because most of the members ________ a match without a standard court.
objected to havingobject towere objected towere objected to having
4) I have no objection ____ the evening with them.
to spendto spendingof spendingspending
5) It was a mystery to us why Thomas avoided ____ to Janet.
to have spokenspeakingto speakspeech
6) I have given up trying to convince her; there is no point ____ with her.
for arguingto arguein arguingof arguing
7) Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _____ late for his lecture.
to have studentsfor students to befor students' beingto students' being
8) It was the end of my exhausting semester, and I really appreciated ____ time to relax.
to havehavingof havingto have had