C. to standing D. to stands
答案选D。we paid a visit to 是修饰the old house 的定语从句，句中的stands 为主句谓语。
(8) The life he is now used _____ quite different from ours.
A. is B. to be
C. to being D. to is
答案选D。句中he is now used to 是修饰 the life 的定语从句，to 后的动词 is 是句子的谓语，句意为"他现在习惯的这种生活与我们的生活很不相同"。
(9) The work he paid special attention _____ to nothing.
A. came B. to come
C. to coming D. to came
答案选D。句中的he paid special attention to 是修饰 the work 的定语从句，to 后的动词 came 是句子的谓语，句意为"他特别关注的那项工作泡汤了"。
(10) The result what he said would lead _____ his regret in the future.
A. is B. to be
C. to being D. to was
答案选D。句中what he said would lead to 是修饰 the result 的定语从句，to 后的动词 was 是句子的谓语，句意为"他所说的话将导致的结果是他今后的后悔"。

15. _______ the road round to the right and you'll find his house.
A. Follow B. Following
C. To follow D. Followed
【陷阱】容易误选B或C，误认为这是非谓语动词作状语。
【分析】正确答案选A。根据句中的连词and 可推知它是一个并列句。假若将此题改为下面这样，则答案为B：
_______ the road round to the right, you'll find his house.
A. Follow B. Following
C. To follow D. Followed
但是，若改成下面一题这样，则答案为C(不定式短语表目的)：
_______ the road round to the right, the blind man asked a boy to guide him.
A. Follow B. Following
C. To follow D. Followed
请做以下试题，答案均选A，都是因为句中的并列连词 and（填空句为祈使句）：
(1) _______ to the top of the hill, and you can see the whole of the town.
A. Get B. To get
C. Getting D. Having got
(2) ______ the milk and set a good example to the other children.
A. Drink B. To drink
C. Drinking D. Having drinking
(3) ______ me, and then try to copy what I do.
A. Watch B. Watching
C. To watch D. Have watching
(4) _____ through this book and tell me what you think of it.
A. Look B. Looking
C. To look D. Having looked
(5) _____ it with me and I'll see what I can do.
A. Leave B. Leaving
C. If you leave D. When left
有时不用连词连接句子，而用破折号，情况也是一样(答案均选A)。如：
(6) _____ down the radio - the baby's asleep in the next room.
A. Turn B. Turning
C. to turn D. To have turned
(7) _____ some of this juice - perhaps you will like it.
A. Try B. Trying
C. To try D. To have tried
以下各题也应选A，是因为句中的从属连词 when, before, until 等（填空句为祈使句）：
(8) ______ him enough time to get home before you telephone.
A. Give B. To give
C. Giving D. Given
(9) ______ left when you get to the end of the street.
A. Keep B. Keeping
C. To keep D. Kept
(10) ______ your hand over your mouth when you cough.
A. Put B. Putting
C. To put D. To be putting
(11)______ until the lights have turned to green.
A. Wait B. To wait
C. Waiting D. Having waited
(12) ______ the pieces of cloth with a loose stitch before finally sewing them together.
A. Join B. To join
C. Joining D. Joined
以下各题也应选A，因为填空句为祈使句：
(13) I don't want to listen a long story - just _____ me the result.
A. tell B. telling
C. to tell D. to be telling
(14) Why stand there watching - _____ and help us!
A. come B. coming
C. to come D. to be coming
(15) Don't waste your money on silly things - ______ it.
A. save B. to save
C. saving D. having saved
(16) First ______ the rice by washing it, then ______ it in boiling water.
A. prepare, cook B. preparing, cooking
C. preparing, cook D. prepare, cooking
(17) To test eggs, _____ them in a bowl of water: if they float they're bad, if they sink they're good.