1. In the past, people used _________ that the moon was too far away __________. But now it is possible for man __________ there by spaceship.
A. to think, not to reach, to get B. to think, to reach, to get
C. to thinking, to reach, will get D. thought, to reach, to get to
2. Her son promised __________ in the bedroom until the baby stopped __________.
A. staying, to cry B. to stay, crying C. for staying, to cry D. to stay, to cry
3. I hadn’t expected Robert __________ but I had hoped __________.
A. to apologize, that he could call B. apologize, that he would call
C. to apologize, him to call me D. apologize, him to call me
4. I wondered whether the film was __________ worth __________.
A. very, to see B. well, seeing C. very, begin seen D. well, to be seen
5. The man managed to make himself __________ with his __________ French.
A. understood, breaking B. understand, broken
C. understand, breaking D. understood, broken
6. I forbid __________ here. Who has permitted you _________ here?
A. smoking, to smoke B. smoke, smoking
C. smoking, smoking D. to smoke, smoking
7. Mrs Smith warned her daughter __________ after drinking.
A. never to drive B. to never drive C. never driving D. never drive
8. A person __________ a foreign language must be able to use the foreign language __________ all his own.
A. learning, forgetting B. who learns, to forget C. to learn, to forget D. using, but
9. __________ from the moon, our earth, with water __________ seven percent of its surface, appear as a “blue ball”.
A. Seen, covered B. Seeing, covering C. Seen, covering D. To see, to cover
10. As she is looking forward to __________ from me, please remember __________ this letter on your way to school.
A. hear, post B. hearing, to post C. be heard, posting D. be hearing, to posting
11. The sentence needs __________.
A. to improve B. improve C. improving D. improved
12. He is __________ honest a man __________ a lie.
A. so, to tell B. too, to tell C. very, to tell D. such, that tell
13. The lecture began by __________ us where the island was, and went on __________ about its history.
A. telling, talking B. to tell, to talk C. telling, to talk D. he told, talking
14. After seeing the movie, ___________.
A. the book was read by him B. the book made him want to read it
C. he wanted to read the book D. the reading of the book interested him
15. He is said __________ for five years.
A. to have died B. to have been dead C. to die D. dead
16. I don’t think it advisable __________.
A. your studying maths B. you to study maths
C. for you to study maths D. of you to study maths
17. ---“Did you have any difficulty in today’s homework?”
---“No, in fact I found __________.”
A. it very easy to do B. it very easy done
C. very easy for doing D. very easy to do it
18. It is better to lose one’s life than __________.
A. if you lose your spirit B. losing his spirit
C. to lose one’s spirit D. your spirit getting lost
19. ---“Why doesn’t he make notes?”
---“He has no pen __________. He seems __________ it.”
A. to write, to forget bringing B. to write with, to forget to bring
C. to use with, to have forgotten bring D. to write with, to have forgotten to bring
20. It is foolish _________ such a mistake.
A. for me to make B. for me making C. of me to make D. of me making
21. ---“Shall we go skating or stay at home?”
---“Which __________ do yourself?”
A. do you rather B. would you rather C. will you rather D. should you rather
22. They knew her very well. They had seen her __________ up from childhood.
A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow
23. Last summer I took a course on _________.
A. how to make dresses B. how dresses be made
C. how to be made dresses D. how dresses to be made
24. Tom kept quiet about the accident __________ lose his job.
A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
25. She reached the top of the hill and stopped ______ on a big rock by the side of the path..
A. to have rested B. resting C. to rest D. rest
26. What’s the language __________ in
A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak
27. ---“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
28. The next morning she found the man _________ in bed, dead.
A. lying B. lie C. lay D. laying
29. Most of the people __________ to the party were famous scientists.
A. invited B. to invited C. being invited D. inviting
30. __________ a reply, he decided to write again.
A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. having not received
31. ---“Good morning. Can I help you?”
---“I’d like to have this package __________, madam.
A. be weighed B. to be weighed C. to weigh D. weighed
32. There was a terrible noise __________ the sudden burst of light.
A. followed B. following C. to be followed D. being followed
33. __________ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given
34. __________, I went to the railway station to see my friend off.
A. After eating quickly my dinner B. After my quickly eating dinner
C. After eating my dinner quickly D. After eating my quickly dinner
35. The murderer was brought in, with his hands __________ behind his back.
A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied
36. The secretary worked late into the night, __________ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing
37. I can hardly imagine Peter __________ across the
A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed
38. ---“The light in the office is still on.”
---“Oh, I forgot __________.”
A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off
39. John was made __________ the truck for a week as a punishment.
A. to wash B. washing C. wash D. to be washing
40. Mother __________ us stories when we were young.
A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to telling
答案：1-5 BBABD 6-10 AAACB 11-15 CBCCB 16-20 CACDC
21-25 BAABC 26-30BDAAC 31-35 DBACD 36-40BCCAC
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