第八章 非谓语动词

1. Even though the top of the mountain is difficult ______, many people have managed to do it.

A. to be reached B. to get to

C. to arrive D. got

2. ______ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited

3. Dina, ______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

A. struggling B. struggled

C. having struggled D. to struggle

4. ______ many failures, I have the courage to meet all challenges.

A. To experience B. Having experienced

C. Experienced D. Experiencing

5. When I went into the room, I saw my foreign teacher ______ some students with their oral English.

A. helping B. to help

C. help D. having helped

6. With the kind boy ______ the way, we found the park soon.

A. leads B. to lead

C. led D. leading

7. We can’t imagine what great trouble the medical care personnel had ______ with the COVID-19.

A. fought B. for fighting

C. to fight D. fighting

8. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ______ all four people on board.

A. killed B. killing

C. kills D. to kill

9. A common cause of boredom in classrooms is when the material ______ is too difficult or too easy.

A. used B. using

C. having used D. to be using

10. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there ______ for a space flight.

A. training B. being trained

C. to have trained D. to be trained

11. ______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A. Surprising B. Surprised

C. Being surprised D. To be surprising

12. Would you mind ______ quiet for a moment? I’m trying ______ a form.

A. keeping; filling out B. to keep; to fill out C. keeping; to fill out D. to keep; filling out

13. ______ the convenience of digital payment, many senior citizens started to use smart phones.

A. To enjoy B. Enjoying

C. To have enjoyed D. Enjoy

14. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ______ over 100 meters.

A. measured B. measuring C. are measured D. measure

15.______ in the wonderful world of words, students will increase their vocabulary and boost their reading competence.

A. Being involved B. Involving

C. Having involved D. Involved

16. I heard them ______ in the next room this time yesterday.

A. talk and laugh B. talked and laughed

C. to talk and laugh D. talking and laughing

17. No matter how careful you are, there will always be a degree of risk ______.

A. involving B. involved

C. involve D. being involving

18. ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A. Being founded B. It was founded

C. Founded D. Founding

19. A good film does not necessarily have a happy ending, but it mustn’t leave the viewers ______.

A. to be unsatisfying B. being unsatisfied

C. unsatisfied D. being unsatisfying

20. His room needs ______, so he must have it ______.

A. painting; painted B. painted; painting

C. painting; painting D. painted; painted