Question

I’d rather read than watch television;the programs seem　　all the time.

1. A.
   to get worse
2. B.
   to have got worse
3. C.
   that it is getting worse
4. D.
   to be getting worse

Answer 1

D
本题考查动词seem的用法。本句意思为：“我宁可读书也不愿看电视，电视节目似乎在每况愈下。”seem在这里用作不及物动词，后面常跟不定式，而根据本句的意思，特别是词组all the time，这里的不定式应该是进行式。seem后如要用that从句，它必须符合此句型：It seems that...。