英语语法经典例题：非谓语动词(1)

　　1. He looked around and caught a man ______ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

　　A. put B. to be putting

　　C. to put D. putting

　　2. When you’re learning to drive， _______ a good teacher makes a big difference.

　　A. have B. having

　　C. and have D. and having

　　3. I felt it a great honour ______ to speak to you.

　　A. to ask B. asking

　　C. to be asked D. having asked

　　4. I would love _______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.

　　A. to go B. to have gone

　　C. going D. having gone

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

　　A. consider B. considering

　　C. to consider D. considered

　　6. Robert is said _______ abroad， but I don’t know what country he studied in.

　　A. to have studied B. to study

　　C. to be studying D. to have been studying

　　7. It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows _______.

　　A. it what to do with B. what to do it with

　　C. what to do with it D. to do what with it

　　8. Anyone _______ bags， boxes， or whatever， was stopped by the police.

　　A. seen carry B. seen carrying

　　C. saw to carry D. saw carrying

　　9. Mr Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to _______ some schools for poor children.

　　A. set up B. setting up

　　C. have set up D. having set up

　　10. The discovery of new evidence led to _______.

　　A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief

　　C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught

　　11. She looks forward every spring to _______ the flower-lined garden.

　　A. visit B. paying a visit

　　C. walk in D. walking in

　　12. To test eggs， _______ them in a bowl of water： if they float they’re bad， if they sink they’re good.

　　A. put B. putting

　　C. to put D. to be putting

　　13. “Where is David?” “He is upstairs ______ ready to go out.”

　　A. to get B. getting

　　C. to be getting D. having got

　　14. “Mum， why do you always make me eat an egg every day?” “________ enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.”

　　A. Get B. Getting

　　C. To get D. to be getting

　　15. He was reading his book， completely _______ to the world.

　　A. lost B. losing

　　C. to lose D. to have lost

　　16. We looked everywhere for the keys， but they are nowhere _______.

　　A. to find B. to have found

　　C. to be found D. being found

　　17. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street， but his mother told him _______.

　　A. not to B. not to do

　　C. not do it D. do not do

　　18. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _______ in the kitchen.

　　A. smoke B. smoking

　　C. to smoke D. smoked

　　19. Finding her car stolen， _______.

　　A. a policeman was asked to help

　　B. the area was searching thoroughly

　　C. it was looked for everywhere

　　D. she hurried to a policeman for help

　　20. “How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?” “The key ______ the problem is to meet the demand ______ by the customers.”

　　A. to solving， making B. to solving， made

　　C. to solve， making D. to solve， made

　　21. “What do you think made Mary so upset?” “_______ her new bike.”

　　A. As she lost B. Lost

　　C. Losing D. Because of losing

　　22. The research is so designed that once _______ nothing can be done to change it.

　　A. begins B. having begun

　　C. beginning D. begun

　　23. Though ________ money， his parents managed to send him to university.

　　A. lacked B. lacking of

　　C. lacking D. lacked in

　　24. 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

　　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

　　46. What worried the child most was ______ to visit his mother in the hospital.

　　A. his not allowing B. his not being allowed

　　C his being not allowed D. having not being allowed

　　47. “Which sweater is yours?” “The one _______ No. 9.”

　　A. that marked B. was marked with

　　C. which marked D. marked with

　　48.If the car won’t start， _____ it.

　　A. try push B. try pushing

　　C. to try pushing D. to try to push

　　49. They stayed up until midnight _____ the old year out and the new year in.

　　A. and saw B. to see

　　C. seeing D. for seeing