动名词和不定式的惯用法
1. Though it began _________, they kept on _________ in the field.
A. raining, work B. to rain, working
C. raining, with the work D. to rain, to work
2. His parents insisted on __________ to college.
A. he should go B. he go C. his going D. him to go
3. What a pity! One cannot help __________ sorry for the injured.
A. to feel B. oneself to feel C. feeling D. oneself from feeling
4. He decided __________ piano because he was tired of it.
A. to give teaching up B. giving up teaching
C. to give up teaching D. to give in teaching
5. Nothing could __________ the boy from __________ the tall building.
A. prevent, risking climbing B. prevent, risking to climb
C. stop, risk climbing D. keep, risking climb
6. On Sundays I prefer __________ at home to __________ out.
A. to stay, go B. staying, go C. staying, going D. to stay, going
7. How much time did you spend __________ the text.
A. copying B. to copy C. in copy D. on copying
8. After cooking, Mother __________ making tea.
A. set out B. set about C. set off D. start out
9. I __________ see you without __________ your mother.
A. never, thinking of B. never, thinking about
C. not, think of D. don’t, think about
10. Though it sounds a bit too dear, it is worth __________.
A. being bought B. buying C. to buy D. buying it
11. The novel is well __________.
A. worth to read B. worth being read
C. worthy to read D. worthy of being read
12. The farmers were busy __________ cotton.
A. to pick B. picking C. with picking D. pluck
13. He devoted his life to __________ the atomic theory.
A. study B. be studied C. studying D. have studied
14. We are both looking forward to __________ next week.
A. going on vacation B. go on vacation
C. be going on vacation D. have gone on vacation
15. Her parents objected to __________ that farmer, though he has a lot of money.
A. her marrying B. marrying C. marry D. her marrying with
16. If you want to be a writer, I suggest that you should pay attention to __________ the works of Lu Xun.
A. read B. reading C. reader D. be read
17. He is an experienced driver and he is used __________ in all kinds of weather.
A. to driving B. to drive C. for driving D. to have driven
18. Because of the heavy rain, they had to put off __________ the sports meet.
A. taking place B. to take place C. holding D. to hold
19. On __________ the news, she turned pale.
A. heard B. hearing C. having heard D. her hearing
20. ---“Did you get in touch with them later?”
---“Yes, I finally succeeded __________ them by phone.”
A. to reach B. to reaching C. reaching D. in reaching
21. I didn’t feel __________ going out for a walk.
A. so B. as C. rather D. like
22. You should work tonight instead of _________ TV.
A. to watch B. you watching C. you watch D. watching
23. Besides _________, she is kind and tender.
A. beautiful B. being beautiful C. she beautiful D. is beautiful
24. What about __________ to the concert with us?
A. we go B. we going C. going D. to go
25. Hadn’t we better __________ a rest before going on?
A. have B. than C. to have D. to take
26. You’d better _________ her the sad news now.
A. not to tell B. won’t tell C. not tell D. don’t tell
27. I’d rather lose the game __________.
A. not to hurt him B. not hurt him C. than to hurt him D. than hurt him
28.
A. she’d rather not go B. she’d not rather go
C. she’ll rather not go D. she won’t rather go
29. Tom did nothing but _________ back what he had said.
A. taken B. took C. taking D. take
30. There seemed nothing else to do but __________ a doctor.
A. to send for B. send for C. call for D. to call in
31. ---“I usually go there by train.”
---“Why not __________ by boat for a change?”
A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going
32. Please _________ me at the station on time.
A. to meet B. meeting C. meet D. you meet
33. Have I any choice but __________as you tell me?
A. to do B. do C. doing D. I’ll do
34. I can’t but ________ to hear such a story.
A. to laugh B. laugh C. laughing D. to laughing
35. ---“Would you like to go with us for a picnic tomorrow?”
---“Yes, __________.”
A. I would like B. I’d like to go C. I’d love D. I’d like to
36. He wanted to go, but he __________.
A. wasn’t able to B. wasn’t able to go
C. wasn’t able D. couldn’t able to
37. I don’t want to speak to you, but I ___________.
A. have to speak B. have to C. must to speak D. must speak
38. ---“Did you get a ticket?”
---“No, I _________, but there weren’t any left.”
A. did B. don’t get C. didn’t D. didn’t get
39. She didn’t know __________ her books or _________ for reference.
A. whether sell, keep them B. whether to sell, to keep them
C. to sell whether, to keep them D. if to sell, should keep them
40. Will you show me _________ my bike?
A. to put in where B. to where put where
C. where to put D. where to put in
答案：1-5 BCCCA 6-10 CABAB 11-15 DBCAA 16-20 BACBD
21-25 DDBCA 26-30 CDADB 31-35 DCABD 36-40 ABCBC
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