经典高中英语试题

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 feelin g

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 wo rks 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.