动名词和不定式的惯用法练习

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动名词和不定式的惯用法练习
　　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 feeling
　　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, thint
　　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 wor 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.
　　A. taking place B. to take place C. holding D. to hold