[例1]I’ll go with you after I get through with______the house.
A.cleaning B.to cleaning C.to be cleaned D.having cleaned
【解析】答案A。“我打扫完房子就跟你走”，get through with 后加动名词作宾语。
[例2]He is looking forward to______his holiday in Britain.
A.spend B.have spent
C.spending D.having been spending
【解析】答案C。动词短语look forward to 中to为介词，后加动名词作宾语。
[例3]Please stop____，boys，I have something important to______you.
A.saying；talk B.telling；say
C.talking；speak D.talking；tell
【解析】答案D。本句第一个空考查stop用法，“停止做某事”应该用“stop doing something”，说话是talk；第二个空表示“告诉”，所以是“tell”。
[例4]John regretted______to the meeting last week.
A.not going B.not to go
C.not having been going D.not to be going
【解析】答案A。本题主要考查regret 用法。“regret to do sth”意为“很遗憾地要做事”；“regret doing sth”意为“很遗憾做了某事（事情已经发生）”。此句表达“很遗憾上周没能去参加那个会议”，过去事情的否定。
[例5]Prior to______the formal speech，first he will introduce himself.
A.delivering B.deliver
C.being delivering D.being delivered
【解析】答案A。介词短语prior to的用法，后接动名词。“在做正式演讲之前，他做了一下自我介绍。”
[例6]We suggested______in hotels but the children were anxious______out.
A.sleeping；to camp B.sleeping；camping
C.to sleep；to camp D.to sleep；camping
【解析】答案A。考查suggest用法，“suggest doing sth”建议做某事；第二个空“be+adj+不定式”，故选A。
[例7]“Why were you so late for work today？”“______to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.”