练习一

请练习以下句子，试试看该用(A)不定词to V，还是(B)动名词 Ving。如果两者都可以，答案就是(C)。

1.The barber’s apprentice practiced to shaving (shave) on a watermelon.

shaving

2.I love to watch (watch) horror movies alone.

to watch 和 watching都可以若用watching，表示“看电影”这件持续进行的事情。若用to watch，则带有一丝想要“去看”的味道。

3.Listening (Listen) to music can be very relaxing.

“听音乐”和dancing、mountain-climbing等要持续的活动一样，多用动名词表示。

4.You must not forget paying (pay) the phone bill.

to pay

动词must not forget暗示电话费“尚未付，应该去付”，故用表示不确定的to pay

5.The workers finished to paint (paint) and left.

painting

动词finish表示油漆的工作已经结束，不适合用不确定意味的不定词，故用
painting。

6.Seeing is believing (believe).

7.To see is to believe (believe).

8.Thank you for calling (call).

在介词后面不能用不定词，只能用calling

9.John’s__to leave__ (leave) the party so early was rather impolite.

leaving

在所有格后面也不能用不定词，只能用leaving

10.I really enjoyed being (be) at your party.

动词enjoy表示“乐在其中”，如果用不定词to be，意味著“不确定”，也
就是“还乐不起来”，所以只能用being，表示“已经在进行中”，因而有乐趣出来。

练习二

请选出最适当的答案填入空格内，以使句子完整。

1.I just took __ and don’t feel like swimming now.

D

C

take a swim是“游一趟”，swimming则是“游泳运动”。

(A) swimming

(B) to swim

(C) a swim

(D) swim

2.I resent __ a hypocrite(伪君子), especially when I’m telling the truth.

D

下文“特别是我明明说了实话”，因而前面应该是被动的，“我讨厌被叫作
伪君子”。只有D是被动态

(A) calling

(B) called

(C) being calling

(D) being called

3.__ outside my window every night is getting on my nerves.

A

D

本句的动词is是单数，而A、B、C都以cats为主语，是复数，只有D用
screaming(尖叫)作主语，是单数

(A) The cats screaming

(B) The cats to scream

(C) Screaming cats

(D) The cats’ screaming

4.Learning a language is __ all about the culture.

B

空格在be动词后面，是主语补语的位置，要求和主语对称，而主语是动名词，
因此也选动名词

(A) to learn

(B) learning

(C) learn

(D) learned

5.__ is a very exacting sport.

A

mountain置于形容词位置，不能有复数

(A) Mountain-climbing

(B) Climb mountains

(C) To climb mountains

(D) Mountains-climbing

6.In doing magic,the trick lies in __ your audience.

D

介词后面应用名词，空格后面又有名词 your audience，
故只能选diverting,让your audience作它的宾语

(A) divert

(B) diversion

(C) to divert

(D) diverting

7.The workers objected to __ like slaves.

D

object to的这个to解释为“对”某事表示反对，所以是介词，后应接名词，
故由B或D来选。再从意思上看应是被动，“被当奴隶看待”，故选D

(A) be treated

(B) treating

(C) treat

(D) being treated

8.Everyone marveled at __ the French Open.

A

让人啧啧称奇的应是“事”，C和D则是指人，故可排除。而“张德培赢得
法国公开赛”中的win是动词（因为后面有the French Open作宾语)，所以
在所有格Chang’s之后要改成动名词winning，词类才正确

(A) Michael Chang’s winning

(B) Michael Chang’s win

(C) Michael Chang to win

(D) Michael Chang win

9.If you don’t mind __ so, I think you are in the wrong.

B

D

意思上应是“不介意我这样说的话”，所以要从C和D来选。再从词类上看，
应用名词类的my saying so做mind的宾语，故选D

(A) saying

(B) to say

(C) I say

(D) my saying

10.He is used to __ lectures—he’s a teacher.

A

D

be used to是“对”某事习惯了，to是介词，故选D作宾语

(A) give

(B) gift

(C) given

(D) giving