巩固练习:
1.Because of my poor English I'm afraid I can't make myself ____. (MET1979)
A.understand B.to understand C.understanding D.understood
2.What's the language ____ in Germany?(MET1983)
A.speaking B.spoken C.be spoken D.to speak
3.____ some officials,Napoleon inspected his army.(MET1984)
A.Followed B.Followed by
C.Being followed D.Having been followed by
4.Most of the people ____ to the party werefamous scientists.(MET1987)
A.invited B.to invite C.being invited D.inviting
5.He was disappointed to find his suggestions ____.(MET1988)
A.been turned down B.turned down
C.to be turned down D.to turn down
6.Most of the artists ____ to the party were from South Africa.(MET1990)
A.invited B.to invite
C.being invited D.had been invited
7.____ more attention,the trees could have grown better.(MET1990)
A.Given B.To give C.Giving D.Havinggiven
8.The first textbooks ____ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.(NMET1994)
A.having written B.to be written C.being written D.written
9.The Olympic Games,____ in 776B.C.,did not include women players until 1912.(NMET1997)
A.first playing B.to be first played
C.first played D.to be first playing
10.____ in 1636,Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.(2000上海高考)
A.Being founded B.It was founded C.Founded D.Founding
11.When____ ,the museum will be open to the public next year.(2002上海春招)
A.completed B.completing
C.being completed D.to be completed
12.The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it. (NMET2002)
A.begins B.having begun C.beginning D.begun
13.Mr.Smith,____ of the speech,started to read a novel.(2003北京春招)
A.tired;boring B.tiring;bored C.tired;bored D.tiring;boring
14.Friendship is like money,easier made than ____.(2003上海春招)
A.kept B.to be kept C.keeping D.being kept
15.Unless ____ to speak,you should remain silent at the conference.(2003上海春招)
A.invited B.inviting C.being invited D.having invited
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