非谓语动词用法详解及练习(含答案详解)

非谓语动词提高练习

1. The great hall was crowded with many people, __ many children __on their parents’ lap

A. including; seated B. including; seating

C. included; sat D. included; sitting

2. It’s said that the Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008 will cover more events than any other Olympics did.

A. holding B. to be held C. held D. to be holding

3. _____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

A. Being no rain B. There was no rain C. To be no rain D. There being no rain

4. Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, _____ him a millionaire overnight.

A. making B. makes C. to make D. made

5. In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out _____.

A. to escape burning B. to escape being burned

C. escaping burned D. escaping from burning

6. Taking this medicine, if _____, will of course do good to his health.

A. continued B. to continue C. continues D. continuing

7. The little boy still needs the _____ 20 dollars to do with some things _____.

A. remaining; remained to be settled B. remaining; remaining to be settled

C. remained; remained to settle D. remained; remaining to settle

8. _____ his age, the little boy read quite well.

A. Considering B. Considered C. Consider D. Having considered

9. _____ from the appearance, it is very peaceful; but in fact, a war will break out soon.

A. Judged B. Judging C. Having judged D. To judge

10. — Tom enjoys _____ basketball on Sunday afternoons, doesn’t he? — Yes, he does. But what his sister enjoys _____.

A. to play; dancing B. playing; to dance C. to play; to dance D. playing; is to dance

11. His letter, _____ to the wrong number, reached me late.

A. having been addressed B. to have addressed

C. to have been addressed D. being addressed

12. The Space Shuttle Columbia broke into pieces over Texas as it returned to the earth on February 1, 2003,_____ all seven astronauts aboard.

A. having killed B. killing C. being killed D. killed

13. There are lots of places of interest _____ in our city.

A. needs repairing B. needing repaired

C. needed repairing D. needing to be repaired

14. — What caused the party to be put off? — _____ the invitations.

A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending

C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send

15. I was afraid _____ to my customers because I was afraid _____ them.