Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
____ cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
A. Smoking B. Having smoked C. Having been smoked D. Being smoked
While ____ the historical building, they had to get some of the missing tiles specially made.
A. to restore B. restore C. restoring D. being restored
I think ____ outside in the open air is much more enjoyable than ____ exercise in some stuffy gyms.
A. to walk – done B. walking – doing
C. walk – to be doing D. having walked – do
Authorities should warn people against ____ hazardous foods containing additives.
A. to be using B. having used C. using D. being used produced
____ contaminated water from a nearby river, lots of people in this village suffer from cancers.
A. Drinking B. Having drunk C. Having been drunk D. Drunk
Every member of the team praised him for ____ the team win the championship.
A. having helped B. helping C. having been helped D. being helped
There's someone ____ on the door. Come to see who he/she is.
A. knock B. knocking C. to knock D. having knocked
____ between the two attacks, the commander tried to prevent the enemy troops ____ their strength.
A. Without delaying – to gather B. By not delaying – from gathering
C. In delaying – for gathering D. Having delayed – without gathering
The power failure resulted in many of the underground trains ____ for up to one hour.
A. to delay B. to have delayed C. to be delayed D. being delayed
Did you actually see the boy ____ over the fence into Mr. Jones’ garden, or did you just hear other boys ____ about it?
A. jumping – talking B. to jump – being talked
C. having jumped – to talk D. to be jumping – talk
Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
____ cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
A. Smoking B. Having smoked C. Having been smoked D. Being smoked
While ____ the historical building, they had to get some of the missing tiles specially made.
A. to restore B. restore C. restoring D. being restored
I think ____ outside in the open air is much more enjoyable than ____ exercise in some stuffy gyms.
A. to walk – done B. walking – doing
C. walk – to be doing D. having walked – do
Authorities should warn people against ____ hazardous foods containing additives.
A. to be using B. having used C. using D. being used produced
____ contaminated water from a nearby river, lots of people in this village suffer from cancers.
A. Drinking B. Having drunk C. Having been drunk D. Drunk
Every member of the team praised him for ____ the team win the championship.
A. having helped B. helping C. having been helped D. being helped
There's someone ____ on the door. Come to see who he/she is.
A. knock B. knocking C. to knock D. having knocked
____ between the two attacks, the commander tried to prevent the enemy troops ____ their strength.
A. Without delaying – to gather B. By not delaying – from gathering
C. In delaying – for gathering D. Having delayed – without gathering
The power failure resulted in many of the underground trains ____ for up to one hour.
A. to delay B. to have delayed C. to be delayed D. being delayed
Did you actually see the boy ____ over the fence into Mr. Jones’ garden, or did you just hear other boys ____ about it?
A. jumping – talking B. to jump – being talked
C. having jumped – to talk D. to be jumping – talk
1 B
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 B
6 A
7 B
8 B
9 D
10 A