从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _____.

   A. to repair bicycles                   B. bicycles to be repaired   

C. bicycles being repaired                 D. repairing bicycles

2.- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?

　- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.

　 A. to change; to be        B. to change; being    C. changing; being   D. changing; to be

3. The dog, __ ___, will be made a good watchdog.

 　A. to train properly                B. being trained properly  

   C. properly to train                D. trained properly

4. _____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it.

   A. Having stolen     B. Having been stolen      C. Stolen         D. Stealing

5. ____ the front door _____, he had to enter the room through the back door.

   A. Seen; painted                    B. Seeing; painted  

   C. Being seen; being painted        D. Seeing; being painted

6. And there, almost _____ in the big chair, sat her little brother,

   A. having lost      B. losing        C. to be lost        D. lost

7. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

   A. put        B. to be putting       C. to put          D. putting

8. To answer correctly is more important than __ ___.

   A. that you finish quickly           B. finishing quickly  

   C. to finish quickly                 D. finish quickly

9. The old farmer, __ ___ the badly injured and burnt soldier, came out of the burning farmhouse, calling continuously for help.

   A. supporting    B. having supported      C. being supported by    D. being supported

10. In January, 2004, the United States successfully launched “Spirit”, a Mars Exploration Rover, _____ a new milestone in the history of mankind.

 A. it marked         B. marking        C marked             D. to mark

11. It was getting dark; I found a car ____ in a pool by the side of the road.

   A. to be stuck     B. stuck          C. sticking          D. stick

12. You can’t imagine what great trouble they have __ __ the problem _____.

  A.to solve; being talked about             B.solving; discussing 　

  C.to solve; to talk about                  D.solving; being discussed

13. The monument was built in honor of the explorer who was believed ____ the river.

  　A.to have discovered   B.to have been discovered   C.to discover    D.having been discovered

14. The thief fell to the ground, his left foot _____ and blood _____ down from his mouth.

   A. breaking; running   B. broken; running     C. breaking; run    D. broken; run

15. The program was so exciting that the children kept their eyes _____ on the screen.

   A. to fix        B. to be fixed       C. fixed          D. fixing

16. As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _____ from you now and then so that I can know how everyone is getting along.

    A. having heard      B. to hear       C. hearing         D. being heard

17. _____, the subject was always in my mind.

  　A. Walking or sleeping              B. Walking or slept  

    C. Having walked or slept           D. To walk and sleep

18. -- Did you get a dictionary?    

    -- No, I _____, but there were not any _____.

 A.tried; to be left     B.had tried to; leaving   C.tried to; left      D.had tried; have left

19. When he came to, he found himself _____ on a chair, with his hands _____ back.

   A. to sit; tying    B. sitting; tying       C. seating; tied           D. seated; tied

20. The joke told by Tom made us _____, so the teacher couldn’t make himself _____.

  　A. to laugh; hearing     B. laughing; heard     C. laughing; hear      D. laughed; heard

21. All of the flowers now _____ here have developed from those once _____ in the forest.

    A. raised; grown    B. rising; growing    C. raised; growing     D. rising; grown

22. Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.

  A. held; being held           B. to be held; to be held  

  C. to be held; held           D. being held; to be held

23. Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

  A. prepare        B. preparing       C. prepared          D. having prepared

24. Don't worry. I’ll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow.

   A. typed; send    B. to type; to send    C. type; send    D. typed; to send

25. The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful.

   A. making; look          B. to make; looked   C. and made; looking    D. and making; be looked

26. How could he get the plan _____ without any one to support him?

  　A. to carry out    B. carry out 　C. carrying out    D. carried out

27. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.

    A. being fully accepting  B. fully accepting   C. having fully accepted   D. fully accepted

28. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight _____ off her mind.

   A. taking       B. taken       C. take       D. to be taken

29. I’m examining the article he has just finished _____ the possible mistakes in it.

   A. being corrected    B. to correct     C. corrected    D. having corrected

30. _____ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.

   A. We did not make   B. Having not made     C. We had not made   D. Not having made

31. We should prevent such a silly mistake _________ again.

   A. occurring   B. to occur    C. to be occurred    D. from being occurred

32. I regret _____ hard at school, or I would have succeeded in passing the exam.

    A. not to work        B. having not worked    C. to have not worked     D. not having worked

33. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.

   A. for getting         B. of getting        C. to get      D. to getting

34. “Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear.

   A.touched      B.touching     C.touch           D.to touch

35. Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son.

   A. said         B.say          C.to say          D.to have said

36. -- Would you be _________ lend me your bicycle?

     -- Sure.

    A. so kind as to   B. kind enough as to    C. very kind to   D. so kind to

37. The beach is so beautiful that it is worthwhile, I think, _____ for a short holiday.

    A. of going    B. to be going    C. your going         D. you to go

38. The teacher asked more _____ to prevent the students’ eyes from being injured.

 A. to do          B. done           C. to be done        D. being done

39. Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community.

  A. being connected    B. connect   C. having connected   D. be connected

40. The performance of the host, _____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

    A. had intended    B. intended    C. being intended   D. to intend

41. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

A. Tiring; to admire     B. Being tired; admiring   C. Tired; to admire   D. Tired; admiring

42. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

    A. completed; lighted                B. completing; lighting　

    C. completing; lighted               D. completed; lighting

43. -- I hear Warren _____ in a middle school.

    -- What? I can’t imagine him _____ as a teacher.

    A. teaches; working   B. teaches; work  C. teach; to work   D. teach; working

44. _____ he’s only been learning English for a year, he speaks it very well.

    A. Considered    B. Considering   C. Having considered     D. To consider

45. It was _____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

    A. to have played    B. playing     C. played      D. having played

46. At no time does the salesgirl get up late in the morning, for she is always too busy _____ a good rest.

   A. to take        B. taking         C. took          D. taken

47. _____ as the most excellent student in her university, as most classmates had expected, made her parents very happy.

    A. Mary was chosen    B. Mary chosen   C. Mary being chosen      D. Mary’s being chosen

48. _____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.

A. Seeing; frightened   B. Seeing; frightening   C. Seen; frighten     D. To see; frightening

49. You will see this product made in this factory _____ wherever you go.

   A. to be advertised    B. advertised    C. advertise     D. advertising

50. Mr. Green is said _____ an experiment to prove the new method of solving　the problem when young.

   A. to do    B. to have done      C. to be doing   D. to have been doing

 

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