36. I spoke to him kindly ____ him.
A. not to frighten B. so as not to frighten
C. in order to not frighten D. for not frightening
37. I could not help ____ around with a good deal of curiosity.
A. having looked B. to look C. looked D. looking
38. We always hear about aeroplanes ____ because of technical faults.
A. delaying B. being delayed
C. be delayed D. to be delayed
39. We found the room not big enough ____ so many people.
A. hold B. held C. to hold D. to be held
40. He had a little trouble ____ his tyres.
A. to fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to be fixing
41. Next time we go house-hunting， remember ____ the agent for clear directions. I wasted hours ____ the last house.
A. to ask； to look for B. to ask； looking for
C. asking； looking for D. asking； to look for
42. He wrote to Mr Harrison， now blind and nearly eighty， ____ him to leave his
cottage within a month.
A. asking B. to ask C. asked D. being asked
43. Do you feel like ____ out or would you rather ____ dinner at home?
A. dining； have B. to dine； to have
C. dining； to have D. to dine； having
44. The dog has got a stick between his teeth and it won’t let ____ .
A. go B. going C. gone D. to go
45. He is thought ____ in an air crash.
A. to be killed B. to be killing
C. to have killed D. to have been killed
46. ____ can be a terrifying experience.
A. To be lost B. Being lost C. To be losing D. Being losing
47. ____ made the teacher angry.
A. He being not on time B. For him not being on time
C. His not being on time D. His being not on time
48. He meant ____ the work in time but he didn’t.
A. do B. doing C. to have done D. having done
49. Try ____ in some more vinegar； that might make it ____ a bit better.
A.to put；tastes B.to put；taste C.putting； tastes D.putting； taste
50. The enemy had no way out but ____ in.
A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving
51. I preferred ____ rather than ____ ， doing nothing.
A. read； sit B. read； to sit C. reading； sitting D. to read； sit
52. We can’t afford ____ all this expensive machinery ____ unused.
A. to have； lying B. to have； lie C. having； lying D. having； to lie
53. Two of the firemen tried to help the child， ____ back by the heat.
A. in order to be driven B. so as to drive
C. only to be driven D. only to drive
54. Why did you eat such ____ meat in such ____ weather?
A. frozen； frozen B. frozen； freezing
C. freezing； freezing D. freezing； frozen
55. ____ him before， I did not know who he was.
A. Never seen B. Having never seen
C. Never to see D. Not to have seen
56. I am used ____ a car. I have to walk to and from work.
A. not to have B. to not have C. to not having D. to having not
57. There was a terrible noise ____ the sudden burst of light.
A. followed B. following C. to be followed D. be followed
58. —Have you decided when ____ ?
—Yes， tomorrow morning.
A. to leave B. to be leaving
C. will you leave D. are you leaving
59. Please tell it as it is. I don’t like ____ .
A. to be lied B. to lie to C. being lied to D. being lied
60. The little child needs ____ .
A. to look after B. looking after
C. being looked after D. to be looking after
61. I still remember ____ to Beijing when I was a child.
A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken
62. The teacher asked them to stop ____ and ____ to her.
A. to talk； listen B. talking； listen
C. to talk； listened D. talking； listened
63. The young men asked ____ where they were most needed.
A. to send B. being sent C. to be sent D. to be sending
64. I seem ____ “The Crime and Punishment” somewhere before.
A. to read B. to have read C. reading D. be reading
65. The book is said ____ into French in 1990.
A. to be translated B. to have been translated
C. to translate D. to have translated
66. She devoted all her life ____ slow pupils.
A. to educate B. educates C. to educating D. educated
67. It’s no good ____ with such a strong-willed person.
A. to reason B. reasoned C. reasoning D. to be reasoning
68. Thousands of people observed the ship ____ the harbor.
A. to leave B. leave C. leaves D. being leaving
69. The toy was so amusing that I couldn’t resist ____ one.
A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought
70. The baby was given a good wash before ____ to bed.
A. being put B. to put C. putting D. to be put
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