A
2
3. I never regretted ___ his offer, for it was not where my interest lay. (1993-53)
A. not to accept B. not having accepted C. having not accepted D. not accepting
A. Obtaining not a ticket for the match B. Not obtaining a ticket for the match C. Not having obtained a ticket for the match D. Not obtained a ticket for the match
A
4
5. ___ regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first. (1994-55)
A. Not received B. Since receiving C. Having received D. Not having received
A
10
11.He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ___ insufficiently popular with all members. (1996-45)
A. having considered B. was considered C. was being considered D. being considered
A
6
7. He noticed the helicopter hovering over the field. Then to his astonishment, he saw a rope ladder ____ out and three man climbing down it. (1995-52)
A
5
6. The country’s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars ___ the most important of these. (1994-57)
A. have been B. are C. being D. are being
A
1
2. I don’t like ___ bills but when I do get them I like ___ them promptly.(1992-60)
A. to get, paying B. getting, to pay C. to get, to pay D. getting, paying
A
12
13. ___ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his room.
A. There was B. Since C. Being D. There being
A
13
14. ___, he can now only watch it on TV at home. (1998-45)
A. fired B. being fired C. they fired D. having fired
A
9
10. ____ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player. (1996-42)
A. Having B. Given C. Giving D. Had
1. The compositions contained so few errors that the teacher got the students ____ one another’s papers. (1992-58)
A. correct B. to correct C. correcting D. to be correcting
A. to be asked, to see B. being asked, to see C. to be asked, seeing D. being asked, seeing
A
8
9. This missile is designed so that once ___ nothing can be done to retrieve it. (1995-63)
A
3
4. Arriving at t-52)
A. a lot of people were B. he found a lot of people C. a lot of people D. people were found
A. throwing B. being thrown C. having thrown D. having been thrown
A
7
8. He resented ____ to wait. He expected the minister ____ him at once. (1995-53)
A
11
12. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ____ . (1996-48)
A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten
A
14
15. The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel ___. (1998-49)
A. to stay B. is to stay C. to stay at D. is for staying
A
15
16. ___ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field. (1998-51)