58. European football is played in 80 countries, ___________ it the most popular sport in the world.

A. making　　 B. makes　

C. made　 　D. to make

答：A。现在分词做结果状语指一般情况，必然的结果．而不定式傲结果状语通常表示出乎意料的结果，试比较：

More and more people moved into cities, making them very crowded.

越来越多的人搬到城市里来，(结果)使城市变得非常拥挤。

She went to the station, only to find the train gone.

她到车站时，(结果)发现火车已开走了。

The fish in the river can eat a person within two minutes, leaving only the bones.

河里的这种鱼可在两分钟之内将一个人吃掉，(结果)只剩下骨头。

I went to see her, only to find her out. 我去看她，(结果)发现她已出去了。

57. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to______.

A. be put up　　 　B. give in　　

C. be turned on　 　D. go out

答：D。go out 熄灭， happened to 碰巧。

56. She can’t help_________ the house because she’s busy making a cake.

A. to clean　　　 B. cleaning　　　

C. cleaned　　　 D. being deaned

答：A。此处can’t help不能理解为“不禁做某事”，从语境判断应理解为“不能帮助做某事”。

55. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______.

A. to send　　　　 B. for sending it

C. to send it to　　　 D. for sending it to

答：C．不定式傲定语。“指report，意为“乔治就是我应把报告交给的人。”

54. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______ into buying something they don’t really need.

A. to persuade　　 　　B. persuading

C. being persuaded　　　 D. be persuaded

答：C．can’t help doing 为固定用法。

53. The little time we have together we try ______ wisely.

A. spending it　　　 　B. to spend it

C. to spend　　　 　　D. spending that

答：C．此句相当于 we try to spend the little time we have together wisely.

52. Once your business becomes international, ________ constantly will be part of your life.

A. you fly　　　 B. your flight　　

C. flight　　　　 D. flying

答：D．flying为动名词做主语。

51. She looks forward every spring to _______ the flower-lined garden.

A. visit　　　　　 B. paying a visit　

C. walk in　　　 D. walking in

答： D．pay a visit to...

49. Seeing the sun _______ above the surface of the sea, we let out a shout of joy.

A. to rise 　　　　B. to raise

C. rising　　　　 D. raising

答：C。 riser vi. 升起，raise vt. 举起。

.50. If you go to Xl’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than com-monly________.

A. supposing　 　　B. supposed

C. to suppose　 　　D. suppose

答： B．... than commonly supposed 相当于... than it was supposed.

48. Do you mind _______ 　alone at home?

A. Jane leaving　　　　　 B. Jane having left

C. Jane’s being left　　　 D. Jane to be left

答：C．girld后接动名词．