Question

–Would you permit me ______here?
- Sorry, we don’t permit _____ here in the reading room.

A．smoking; smoking	B．to smoke; to smoke
C．smoking; to smoke	D．to smoke; smoking

Answer 1

D

试题分析：句意：――你允许我在这里吸烟吗？――对不起 ，我们不允许在阅览室吸烟。Permit +某人+动词不定式，允许某人做某事；permit doing允许做某事.故选D。
点评：本题难度适中。这里主要考查permit的两个固定短语，需要考生熟记它们的用法，会分析复杂的句子结构，进而判断用短语的什么形式。
即学即练：The parliament permits women to vote.
A. being voted           B. to vote    C. voting          D. to voted
解析：B。句意：议会准许妇女选举。