动词不定式练习

1. The teacher told them ________ make so much noise. A. don’t B. not C. will not D. not to 2. --- I usually go there by train.

--- Why not _______ by boat for a change?

A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going 3. Go on ________ the other exercise after you have finished this one. A. to do B. doing C. with D. to be doing 4. He doesn’t know ______ to stay or not.

A. whether B. if C. either D. if he will

5. They knew her very well. They had seen her _______ up from childhood. A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow

6. Though he had often made his little sister _______, today he was made ______by his little sister. A. cry；to cry B. crying；crying C. cry；cry D. to cry；cry

7.There’re so many kinds of tape-recorders on sale that I can’t make up my mind _______ to buy. A. what B. which C. how D. where

8. There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know _________.

A. where to choose B. which to choose C. to choose what D. to choose which 9. Last summer I took a course on ________.

A. how to make dresses B. how dresses be made C. how to be made dresses D. how dresses to be made

10. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him ______. A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to 11. She pretended _______ me when I passed by.

A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen 12. --- The light in the office is still on. --- Oh, I forgot _______.

A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off 13. We agreed _________ here but so far she hasn’t turned up yet. A. having met B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met 14. Little Jim should love _______ to the theatre this evening. A. to be taken B. to take C. being taken D. taking

15. I would love ______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone 16. Frank is the kind of person who people like to ________.

A. make friend with B. make friends of C. make friends D. make friends with 17. The patient was warned _______ oily food after the operation. A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating 18.. Tom kept quiet about the accident ________ lose his job.

A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to 19. I need a day or two ________.

A. to think it over B. to think over C. of thinking D. to think over it 20. He was too excited _________.

A. speak B. to speak C. not to speak D. speaking

21. Charles Babbage is generally considered ________ the first computer.

A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented 22.. He said he would rather not _______ it right now. A. doing B. to do C. do D. to be doing

23.. Rather than _______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _______ a bicycle. A. ride； ride B. riding； ride C. ride； to ride D. to ride； riding 24. It’s freezing outside. You _______ put on your overcoat.

A. had better to B. had better C. would better D. would better to 25.. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable to _______. A. sit B. sit on C. be sit D. be sat on 26.. I’m hungry. Get me something _________.

A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. for eating 27. They would not allow him ________ across the enemy line.

A. to risk going B. risking to go C. for risk to go D. risk going 28.. She did nothing _______ at the photo.

A. except look B. but to look C. except to look D. but looking 29. The problem _______ at tomorrow’s meeting is a very difficult one.

A. being discussed B. discussed C. to be discussed D. to discuss 30. He reached the station _____ only _____ that the train had just left.

A. tired； learned B. tiring； learning C. to tire； to learn D. tired； to learn 31. --- Did that book give the information you needed? --- Yes, but ______, we had to read it almost entirely.

A. for finding it B. to find it C. finding it D. by finding it 32. I’m sorry I forgot ______your dictionary. Let’s borrow one from Li Ming. A. to take B. taking C. to bring D. bringing 33. She couldn’t decide which restaurant _______.

A. to have lunch B. to eat C. to eat at D. eating at 34.This problem is said _____ three times.

A. to have been talked B. to have discussed C. having been discussed D. to have been talked about 35. I prefer ____ rather than ______.

A. read； watch B. to read； watch C. reading； to watch D. to read； to watch 36. I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon.Do you have anything _____? A.to be buying B.to buy C.for buying D.bought

37. I don't know whether you happen _____,but I'm going to study in the U.S.A.this September. A.to be heard B.to be bearing C.to hear D.to have heard 38. Helen had to shout _____ above the sound of the music. A.making herself hear B.to make herself hear C.making herself heard D.to make herself heard

39. Is____ necessary to complete the design before National Day? A. this B. that C. it D. he 40. You were silly not _____ your car.

A.to lock B.to have locked C.locking D.having locked