【问】 They did not find ____ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.
 A. worth their while B. it worth while
 C. it worth D. it worthy(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，84A)我记得worth之后是不能跟动词不定式的。这里的正确答案B(worthwhile)却是与动词不定式连用。这种用法对吗?
 【答】 在sth. is worth doing结构里，worth之后确实不能跟动词不定式。上句中的动词不定式(to prepare...)并不是worthwhile的补足成分，而是谓语动词find的真实宾语(it作形式宾语)。除了动词不定式之外，动名词也可以充当真实宾语：
 1. I’d think it well worth while to go. (Galsworthy)
 我认为很值得去。
 2. Do you think it’s worth while quarrelling with me? (Maugham)
 你认为和我争吵值得吗?
 同样，下列句子里的动词不定式或动名词也不是worth while的补足成分，而是真实主语：
 1. It will be well worth your while to track down these treasures. (EED)
 你去追寻这些宝物，将是很值得的。
 2. It’s not worth while losing your temper. (GPE)
 你不值得发脾气。
 3. It’s not worth your while staying. (CGEL)
 你不值得留下来。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 1. It’s scarcely worth while____her round here.
 A. to be looked for B. having looked for
 C. looking for D. to be looking for
 2.“What do you think of the play?”
 “I believe every person would find it____”
 A. worth seeing it B. worth his while to see it
 C. worhty of seeing it D. worhty of his while to see it
 (参见 worth one’s while doing/to do)