2013届高三英语二轮复习语法专题：非谓语动词专练

51. _____ it or not, his discovery has shocked everyone in scientific circles.

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A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believed

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52. To tell you the truth, I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _____ all the time.

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A. to get worse B. to be getting worse

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C. to have got worse D. getting worse

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53. After the Arab states won independence, great em phasis was laid on education, with girls as well as boys _____ to go to school.

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A. to be encouraged B. encouraging C. encouraged D. be encouraged

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54. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office _____.

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A. to send it to B. to send it

C. to be sent to D. to have it sent

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55. _____that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest mountain.

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A. Having told B. Having been told

C. Tell D. Telling

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56. As is known to us all, traveling is