非谓语动词专项练习（五） 1. 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 2. He hurried to the hospital _ his breakfast _.A. left; unfinished B. leaving; unfinishedC. leaving; unfinished D. left; unfinishing 3. Finding her car stolen, _. A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughlyC. it was looked for everywhere D. she hurried to a policeman 4. I found the German language hard _.A. to learn B. to be learned C. learning D. learned 5. The water tower _ now near the broadcasting station is _ soon.A. to be put up; completedB. being put up; to be completedC. to be put up; being completedD. being put up; being completed 6. I carefully poured the liquid into the water, my classmates _ anxiously beside me to see what would happen.A. stood B. standing C. to stand D. were standing 7. Mr. Smith flew to New York this morning, his assistant _ him there this Saturday.A. joining B. to join C. will join D. wants to join 8. _ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _ the beautiful scenery.A. Tiring; to admire B. Being tired; admiringC. Tired; to admire D. Tired; admiring 9. - Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?- Wed better not. _, the problem isnt so burning. Whats more, the manager wont be back until tomorrow.A. Begun with B. Beginning withC. To begin with D. Being begun with 10. _ on a park bench and _ the brightly colored leaves _ gently to the ground, he felt at peace with the world.A. Sitting; watching; fall B. To sit; watch; fallingC. Sitting; watching; to fall D. To sit; watching; falling 11. The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed _ more than 160,000 people and made millions homeless, _ it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history. A. to kill; making B. to have killed; making C. having killed; to make D. killing; made 12. The result of the study was published last week in New York, a _ magazine in America. A. respect B. respecting C. being respected D. respected 13. She took her son, ran out of the house, _ him in the car and drove quickly to the nearest doctors office. A. put B. to put C. putting D. having put 14. After describing the planned improvements, she went on _ how much they would cost. A. to explain B. explaining C. to be explaining D. having explained 15. _ this report _ in such a short time was quite a difficult exercise. A. Getting, done B. Get, done C. To get, to do D. Getting, to do 16. Five years later, her father was missing, _. A. he was never seen again B. and never found again C. never to be found again D. he was never to be seen again 17. Hi, Tom, lets go to play table tennis now. OK?Sorry, I have a lot of work _. A. to do B. to be done C. doing D. done 18. The boss insisted that every minute _ made full use of _ the work well. A. be, to do B. was, doing C. be, doing D. was, to do 19. All the preparations for the project _, and were ready to start. A. completed B. have been completed C. had been completed D. been completed 20. All her time _ experiments, she has no time for films. A. devoted to do B. devoted to doing C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to doing 21. _ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided. A. Having checked B. Check C. If you check D. To check 22. There are five pairs _, but Im at a loss which to buy. A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing 23. _ some of the juiceperhaps you will like it. A. Trying B. Try C. To try D. Having tried 24. His new novel made him the first person _ this prize in Asia. A. to win B. winning C. win D. won 25. Who would you like to see at the moment?The man _ Mr. Grant. A. called himself B. we call him C. calling himself D. is called 26. _ in an atmosphere of simple life was what her parents wished for. A. The girl was educated B. The girl educated C. The girls being educated D. The girl to be educated 27. We should put away all medicines out of reach of children and make sure they are not left _. A. lie round B. laying around C. lain round D. lying around 28. There are many old trees in our school, each _ about 100 years ago. A. dates back to B. dating from C. dated back D. which dated to 29. The professor _ you at the party was my tutor (导师). A. making himself knowing B. making him known for C. making himself known to D. makes he known to 30. The gi