【练习】

1. _________ such a chance, why don't you have a try

A. To give    B. Having    C. Given    D. Giving

答案： C

解析： Given过去分词作状语，表示原因，相当于since you are given。

2. And there, almost_______in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet.

A.having lost    B.losing    C.to be lost    D.lost

答案：D

 解析：be lost in是固定短语，意为"陷入……之中"。变为分词短语作状语时，仍用过去分词lost。

3.It was_______computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A.to have played    B.playing    C.played    D.having played

答案：B

解析： 本题为强调句型，被强调的部分是句子的主语，所以采用-ing形式。

4.With his son_______, the old man felt unhappy.

A.to be disappointed     B.disappointing

C.being disappointed      D.to disappoint

答案： B

解析：with复合结构在句中作状语，表示原因，意为"由于儿子很是令人失望。"

5.We discussed the plan that we would like to see ________ thenext week.

A. carry on    B. carrying out     C. carried out    D. to carry out

答案：C

解析：that 引导定语从句修饰plan.carried out 过去分词短语在定语从句中作宾语补足语。

6. When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend with whom _____(play) with. （填空练习）

答案： to play

解析：with whom to play为“介词+关系代词+不定式”结构在句中作定语,其相当于一个定语从句(with whom she could play)。

【小知识】非谓语动词-动词-ing形式作状语的基本用法

①时间状语：Seeing Tom, I couldn’t help thinking of his brother. 分词在句中作时间状语时，其前一般可加when或while，如：When crossing street, you must be careful.

②原因状语：Being ill, he didn’t go to school yesterday.

③方式或伴随状语：Mary stood at the school gate waiting for Betty.