语法练习答案

语法练习答案

P 228. 19C

1. begging

2. coming

3. running

4. doing

5. playing

6. marrying

7. buying

8. improving

9. meeting 10. eating 11. having seen

12. lending 13. speaking 14. staying 15. smoking 16. increasing

17. having made 18. traveling 19. following 20. restraining

P 229. 19D

1. write, beginning

2. doing, doing

3. leaving, going

4. having told

5. being separated

6. building

7. speak, being

8. getting, closing

9. going 10. belling, say 11. trying, answer 12. increasing, 13. becoming 14. trying, make 15. having heard 16. dislike, living 17. try, discuss, speaking, 18. teaching 19. increasing 20. traveling

P 233. 20B

1. I was sorry to learn that he had had an accident.

2. You will be sad to hear what I have to tell you.

3. They would be very surprised to receive an invitation.

4. She is happy to have found such a nice place to live in.

5. I was afraid to go past the haunted house alone.

6. Bob was pleased to hear he had been promoted.

7. I am very anxious to meet you.

8. We were delighted to receive your telegram.

9. You were sensible to stay indoors.

10. The clerk was prompt to answer the call.

11. This rule is easy to remember.

12. We are reluctant to leave this neighborhood.

13. Our house is difficult to heat.

14. Are you ready to leave?

15. You would be foolish to go out in this weather.

16. John is quick to see the point.

17. He is very keen to get on.

18. We are proud to have him as a friend.

19. I was rude not to answer your letter.

20. We are happy to have you with us this evening.

P243. 21A

1. going

2. to murder

3. putting

4. to explain, to understand, to say

5. going

6. wondering, going

7. being

8. biting

9. going, to appreciate, to start; 10. working, spending; 11. to learn, saying; 12. to put, to prevent, climbing; 13. seeing; 14. telling; 15. staying; 16. being; 17. getting;

18. to build; 19. wanting, to help; 20. doing; 21. paying; 22. needing 23. waiting; 24. to understand; 25. writing; 26. pooh-poohing

27. having seen 28. seeing; 29. writing 30. correcting

31. flying, to come, to go, go, flying 32. shopping 33. making 34. to take 35. selling 36. to eat, trying 37. calling, letting, decide

38. traveling, standing / to stand, queuing, waiting, to go

39. keeping, to fill, asking, to keep, making

40. smoking, to risk, setting, smoke

P 243. 21B

1. The police hope to solve the crime soon.

2. The Minister of Labour readily agreed to meet the union leaders.

3. He didn’t even acknowledge receiving / having received the invitation.

4. The witness reported seeing / having seen a dark saloon car parked outside the bank at the time of the robbery.

5. I didn’t recall his saying / his having said such thing.

6. The defeated champion swore to have his revenge.

7. The Company has decided to close down uneconomic factories.

8. The accused admitted receiving / having received the stolen goods.

9. He claimed to be an expert in such matters.

10. The accused pretended not to understand the lawyer’s questions.

11. The headmaster suggested my trying the examination again the following year.

12. I don’t recollect actually promising to help you.

13. A group of MPs has advocated the Government / the Government’s setting up a

special commission of inquiry.

14. Do you anticipate there being any real problem in getting support.?

15. The chairman threatened to resign if his policies were not adopted.

16. The student resolved to do better next time.

17. Surely he won’t deny being there on that occasion.

18. I vowed never to follow his advice again.

19. The management promised to look into the workers’ grievances.

20. No teacher would profess to know all the answers.

21. No one doubted his being sincere in his beliefs.

22. I can’t imagine his / him ever agreeing to such a proposition.

23. He admitted having made the same mistake again.

24. I hope to have read this book by next Friday.

25. Closing the factory means people’s losing their jobs / putting people out of work. P 245. 21C

1. into believing

2. from going

3. into obeying

4. out of telling

5. into admitting

6. into giving up

7. into doing

8. out of marrying

9. from having to 10. from speaking 11. from doing 12. from going

13. into doing 14. into giving 15. into thinking 16. into believing

17. into accepting 18. from losing 19. about leaving 20. from attending 21. on making 22. of driving 23. against keeping 24. into taking

25. into buying 26. from being 27. from giving 28. from attending

29. into buying 30. to traveling 31. from being burnt 32. about starting 33. for playing 34. with obstructing 35. of obstructing 36. for having