Learing about language
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2013·合肥高一检测) The soldiers working in earthquakehit area have tried their best to save every possible life, risking ________ their own.
A．losing B．to lose
C．lost D．being losing
答案：A 考查动名词作宾语。句意：在地震袭击地区工作的战士们冒着失去他们自己生命的危险尽力地去拯救每一个可能的生命。risk后接动名词作宾语，意为“冒险做某事”，又由句意知这里是主动关系。
2．To improve our oral English, we should practice ________ it every day.
A．speak B．to be spoken
C．speaking D．to speak
答案：C 句意：为了改善口语，我们应该每天练习说英语。practice doing sth.练习做某事。
3．It is no ________ arguing with the stubborn man because he will never change his mind.
A．use B．help
C．time D．way
答案：A 考查动名词。句意：和那个固执的人争辩是没用的，因为他决不会改变他的主意的。It’s no use后接动名词作真正的主语，意为“做某事是没用的”，故选A。
