动词不定式专题练习

1. This company was the first ____ portable radios as well as cassette tape recorders in the world.

A. producing   B. to produce   C. having produced   D. produced

2. The purpose of new technology is to make life easier, ____it more difficult.

A .not making   B. not make   C .not to make   D. nor to make

3. Helen had to shout ______above the sound of the music .

A .making herself hear   B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard   D .to make herself heard

4. I don’t know whether you happen_______ ,but I am going to study in the U.S.A this September.

A .to be heard.  B. to be bearing   C .to hear   D .to have heard

5. The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ______the film stars had left.

A .to tell      B .to be told     C .telling    D .told

6. You were silly not _______your car.

A. to lock   B. to have locked   C. locking   D. having locked

7. The teacher asked us ______so much noise.

A .don’t make   B. not make   C. not making   D .not to make

8. An army spokesman stressed that all the soldiers had been ordered _____clear warnings before firing any shots.

A .to issue   B. being issued   C. to have issued    D. to be issued

9. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than_______ a room with someone else.

A. to share        B. to have shared        C. share       D. sharing

10. The bank is reported in the local newspaper_________ in broad daylight yesterday.

 A. robbed                   B. to have been robbed

 C. being robbed              D. having been robbed

11. A number of paintings in the castle are believed ________in a fire.

 A. being destroyed        B. having been destroyed     

C. to be destroyed        D. to have been destroyed

12. The meeting _______ next week is sure to be a great success.

A. to take place          B. to be taken place             

C. to have taken place           D. being taken place

13. As a result of my laziness, I failed ________ my work in time.

A. and finished　　B. to finish　　　　C. and finishing　　D. to finished

14. I am sorry ______ written you a letter at the time.

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

15. Will you lend him a magazine _________?

A. to be read　　B. for reading　　C. to read　　　　D. he read

16. He could do nothing but _______for the bus _________.

  A. wait, to come    B. wait; come      C. waiting; coming     D. waited; came

17 .It is a problem that doesn't need ________ right now.

A. to solve　　B. solving　　　　C. being solved　　D. to be solving

18. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means _______ trouble.

A. making     B. to make       C. to have made      D. having made

19. I remember _______him _______the bike needed __________.

A. hearing, saying, to repair        B. to hear, say,  to repair

C. hearing, say, repairing          D. to hear, saying, to be repaired

20. --- You should have thanked her before you left.

--- I meant _________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A. to do     B. to        C. doing       D. doing so

21. Robert is said to __________ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

A. to have studied     B. to study     B. to be studying     D. to have been studying

22. I’m gong to Xi’an next week. Have you anything __________ to your parents?

A. to take      B. to be taken      C. to be bought to      D. to buy

23. when are they __________ in their plan?

A. hand      B. handed       C. to hand        D. give

24. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____________.

A. have survived      B. are to survive        C. would survived     D. will survive

25. When we hurried to the station, there happened ________ no bus at that time.

A. to have      B. to be       C. having        D. being

26. I lost my way in complete darkness and, _________ matters worse, it began to rain.

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

27. At ________ time does the salesgirl get up late in the morning, though she is always too busy _________ a good rest.

A. no, to take   B. no, taking   C. any, to take    D. one, taking

28. --Are you a student?

--No, but I used _________.

A. to be       B. to was          C. to do        D. to be a

29. I stopped to listen, and my son seemed _________ himself _________ in the living room.

  A. to enjoy,  to shut         B. to be enjoying, shutting  

C. to be enjoying, shut       D. to have enjoyed, having shut

30. With a lot of difficult problems _________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

  A. settled     B. settling      C. to settle          D. being settled

31. We’re leaving at six o’clock, and hope _________ most of the journey by lunch time.

  A. to do      B. to have done    C. to make     D. to have made

32. The study of the wild world may help to make the world easier _________.

  A. understood    B. to be understood   C. to understand    D. understand

33. Who will you get __________ the project for us?

  A. design       B. to design      C. designed     D. designing

34. It is said in Australia there is more land than the government know __________.

  A. it what to do with      B. what to do it with

  C. what to do with it      D. to do what with it

35. We are not allowed __________ outdoors with some other children.

  A. playing     B. to be playing   C. to play     D. be playing

36. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _________ to carry all the way home.

  A. much too heavy     B. too much heavy  

C. heavy too much   D. too heavy much

37. She feels so strongly that each of us should have a role __________in making the earth a better place to live in.

  A. to have played     B. to play     C. to be played     D. to be playing

38. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _________.

  A. to send    B. for sending it       C. to send it to     D. for sending it to

39. Do let your mother know all the truth, she appears _________ everything.

  A. to tell      B. to be told          C. to be telling     D. to have been told

40. There are five pairs ___________, but I’m at a loss which to buy.

  A. to be chosen    B. to choose from    C. to choose      D. for choosing

41. The problem is _________ difficult for us __________.

  A. so; work out                  B. very too; to be worked out   

C. rather too, to work out            D. quite too, to work it out

42. ---Where should I _________ my application?

   ---The personnel office is the place __________.

  A. send; to send it                B. send for; to send it to  

C. send for; for sending it          D. send; to send it to

43. I’ve worked with children before, so I know what ___________ in my new job.

  A. expected     B. to expect    C. expects     D. to be expecting

44. I feel it is your husband who ___________ for the spoiled child.

   A. is to blame   B. is going to blame   C. is to be blamed     D. should blame

45. Can you imagine the questions I had __________ our teacher?

   A. asked      B. to ask      C. asking       D. ask

46. Who did you _________ the wall yesterday?

   A. have painted     B. have paint     C. have to paint    D. have painting

47. ---What’s the matter with John?

   ---He didn’t pass the test but he still ___________.

   A. hopes so       B. hopes to        C. hope it       D. hope that

48. Much attention should be paid ____________ people’s living conditions.

   A. in improving     B. to improve     C. improving    D. to improving

49. ___________ that evening was due to his ill health.

   A. He failed to come     B. That he failed to coming  

   C. His failure to come    D. His failure in coming

50. I would love _______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.

   A. to go     B. to have gone       C. going      D. having gone

51. My family considers ________ a computer, which is considered ________ a great help in our work and study.

  A. to buy; to be      B. buying; being       C. to buy; being     D. buying; to be

52. With the plane _________ in ten minutes, all the passengers on board were asked to turn off their mobile phones.

 A. taken off       B. taking off     C. to take off       D. would take off

53. Thank you for all the trouble you’ve taken _________ me.

A. to help        B. with to help      C. in helping       D. of helping

54. He is believed ________ the college exam, for he is now studying very hard now.

A. to pass        B. to have passed    C. pass           D. that he can pass

55.--- Will you have anybody _________ the flowers?

  ---- Yes, I’ll have the flowers _________.

A. plant, planted             B. to plant, planted    

C. plant; to be planted        D. to plant , plant

56. They are looking forward with hope________ from you soon.

A. to hearing     B. of hearing      C. hearing        D. to hear

57. Busy translating a book, he couldn’t help _________ the article.

A. write      B. writing       C. wrote         D. written

58. Zhou Lan doesn’t have to be made__________. She always studies very hard.

A. learn      B. to learn       C. learning       D. learned

59. ________this cake, you’ll need 2 eggs, 175 g sugar, and 175 g flour.

A. Having made,    B, Make     C. To make      D. Making

60. I feel it an honour _________ to speak here.

A. to be asked        B. to ask       C. having asked     D. asked

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