( )1. The problem ___ at present has something important to do with our living conditions.A. discussB. to be discussingC. being discussedD. to discuss( )2. –What has made her so sad? –___ in the physics examination.A. FailedB. Since she failedC. FailingD. Because of failing( )3. ___, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A. Other things being equalB. Other things were equalC. To be equal to other thingsD. Other things to be equal( )4. All things ___, the planned trip will have to be called off.A. consideredB. being consideredC. consideringD. to be considered( )5. The pressure ___ causes Americans to be energetic, but it does put them under a constant emotional strain.A. to competeB. competingC. to be competedD. having competed( )6. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take drugs ___ directed.A. likeB. soC. whichD. as( )7. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ___ his arguments in favor of the new theory.A. to be based onB. to base onC. which to base onD. on which to base( )8. The result of the election was not made ___ until last Friday.A. knowingB. knownC. to knowD. to be known( )9. ___ where to go, the old man turned to a policeman for help.A. Lost his way and not knowingB. Lost his way and didn’t knowC. Losing his way and didn’t knowD. Having lost his way and not knowing( )10. We went in and found the hotel ___.A. well furnishingB. to be furnished badlyC. poor furnitureD. poorly furnished( )11. Have you forgotten ___ a ruler from Mike? Please remember ___ it to him tomorrow.A. borrowing, to returnB. borrowing, returningC. to borrow, to returnD. to borrow, returning( )12. A decision was made that those who once ___ to the company in order to get a job would not be let ___.A. lied, to stayB. lay, stayC. lying, stayingD. laid, stay( )13. –Your brother looks tired. What’s wrong with him?–Well, that’s because his boss had him ___ all day.A. worksB. to workC. workingD. worked( )14. Such a problem is ___difficult for a primary school student ___.A. so, to workB. rather too, to work outC. very too, to work outD. quite too, to answer ( )15. Questions of that kind ___ difficult ___.A. is, to answerB. is, to be answeredC. are, to answerD. are, to be answered( )16. Please push the window ___ to let in some fresh air.A. openB. to openC. openedD. opening( )17. I was made to write a letter in English, but I don’t know ___.A. what to write aboutB. how to begin withC. how to write aboutD. what to begin ( )18. John Bell was generally considered ___ the first telephone.A. inventingB. to inventC. having inventedD. to have invented( )19. I’m surprised to see you drink so much, you ___.A. used toB. didn’t use toC. were used toD. weren’t used to( )20. –I’d like to buy a new computer. –Well, we have several models ___.A. to choose fromB. to chooseC. for choosingD. for choice( )21. I don’t think the watch will ___ much. It is ___ 30 dollars at most.A. cost, worthB. worth, costC. take, costD. need, worthy( )22. I need --- there by bike, but something is wrong with my bike. It need ___.A. going, being repairedB. to go, repairingC. to go , to repairD. going, to be repaired ( )23. I know nothing about her. Why not ___ a letter to her?A. try to writeB. trying to writeC. try writingD. trying writing( )24. ___ no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has already been settled.A. It isB. There isC. It will beD. There seem to be( )25. Mike failed ___ the two fighting boys.A. to preventB. separatingC. to separateD. to divide( )26. Falling water ___ electricity in many countries.A. is used to produceB. is used to producingC. used to producingD. used to produce ( )27. ___ a student won’t help.A. PunishingB. You punishingC. To your punishingD. Punish( )28. Please get ___. The meeting is about to begin. A. seated B. sit C. sat D seating ( )29. He had three children and a wife ___.A. to provide forB. to support forC. providedD. support for( )30. – How does he plan ___ his nice car to Europe? He’s --- it to Europe.A. driving, shippingB. to bring, rideC. to send, flyingD. carrying, driving( )31. They appear ___ in the accident.A. to injureB. to be injuringC. to have been injuredD. being injured( )32. The door won’t shut, it remains ___.A. lockingB. to lockC. unlockedD. locked( )33. – Did you carry your notebook? Yes, I remember ___ it with me.A. to takeB. to bringC. takingD. picking( )34. The party they invited us to turned out ___ a great success.A. to beB. likeC. asD. to do( )35. I don’t think physics ___.A. easy to be learnedB. easily to learnC. easy to learnD. easily to be learned( )36. He looked behind ___ he was not being followed.A. to seeB. to find outC. to make sureD. making sure( )37. I often noticed the boy ___ school alone very soon.A. leaveB. leftC. leavingD. to leave( )38. One of my friends suggested ___ for a picnic next weekend.A. to goB. goC. our goingD. went( )39. ___ plastics, the machine is light in weight.A. To make ofB. Having madeC. To be made ofD. Made of( )40. His eyes ___, he lay on his back on the grass.A. wide openingB. wide openedC. open wideD. opened wide( )41. Do you know most of the fresh fruits and vegetables ___ our city by the farmers around it?A. producing toB. are produced toC. supplied withD. are supplied to( )42. We must greatly increase our production ___ of the people.A. to supportB. in great needC. to meet the needsD. in order to support( )43. ___ sight of his old friend in the street, he felt very happy.A. AtB. InC. Out ofD. Catching( )44. Something must be done to prevent factories ___ poisonous gases so as to keep the city ___.A. sending out, from pollutingB. send out, pollutingC. from sending out, from pollutingD. sending out, from being polluted( )45. –You can’t pay the bill?–___, I never ___ much money with me.A. Yes, takeB. Yes, carryingC. No, fetchedD. No, bring( )46. He stayed up ___ until midnight.A. to readB. readingC. and readD. sitting( )47. They preferred ___ with them.A. she to goB. her not to goC. she goingD. she not going( )48. I’m very sorry ___ much of your time.A. to takeB. to spendC. to have taken upD. to have wasted( )49. My grandparents are content ___ quietly in the country.A. livingB. to livingC. to liveD. to be living( )50. He feels ___ to help his classmates.A. it his dutyB. his dutyC. that his dutyD. his duty that( )51. His family was not rich but his parents ___ to send him abroad for further study.A. managedB. were ableC. triedD. failed( )52. At that time professor Smith ___ his own opinion and went on with his research.A. kept onB. stuck toC. insisted onD. went on( )53. I expect you ___ your promise.A. carrying onB. to carry outC. carrying withD. to carry away( )54. ___ by the Youth League, she has made much progress this term.A. To be educatedB. EducatingC. EducatedD. Being educated( )55. When he came to the room ___ to the rest of the building, he got___.A. connected, lostB. connecting, losingC. connected, losingD. connecting, lost( )56. The boy, ___ to come, hasn’t shown up.A. was supposedB. supposedC. supposingD. is supposed( )57. ___, he can’t tell right from wrong exactly.A. As a young manB. Being youngC. Young as he isD. He is young( )58. ___, we needn’t have to go home on foot.A. There comes a busB. Coming a bus thereC. There coming a busD. Because the bus coming( )59. ___ it is to throw snowballs at each other on the playground after this snow!A. How funB. What funC. What a funD. How a fun( )60. The policeman noticed a boy ___ across the road when a car was coming toward him.A. runB. to runC. runningD. runs( )61. The boy stood there, ___ cry.A. not daring toB. daring not toC. didn’t dare toD. and( )62. Students are ___.A. prevented to smokeB. stopped to smokeC. forbidden to smokeD. preventing from smoking( )63. An interest in business ___ in Mary when she was only 10.A. developedB. developingC. formingD. formed( )64. While having our dinner, ___.A. the doorbell rangB. we heard the doorbell rangC. we heard the doorbell ringingD. the doorbell was heard to ring( )65. He regrets ___ his father yesterday.A. having not seenB. not to seeC. not having seenD. seeing not( )66. How beautiful she looks ___ the new dress!A. puttingB. dressing inC. dressed inD. wore in( )67. It’s really a good book, I can’t ___ myself away from it.A. tearB. tearingC. leavingD. escape( )68. The instructive film is well worthy ___ a second time.A. seeingB. to be seenC. to seeD. being seen( )69. The bank is said ___ last night.A. that it has been robbedB. to be stolenC. to have been robbedD. to have been stolen ( )70. ___ all the time is the key to ___ progress in English.A. Practise, makingB. To practice, makingC. Practising, makeD. To practise, make ( )71. I’m sure he didn’t hear you. He seems ___ in thought.A. to have lostB. to be lostC. to have been lostD. to be losing( )72. ___ , the parcel was posted.A. WeighedB. WeighingC. To be weighedD. Been weighed( )73. With so many eyes ___ on him, he felt a bit nervous.A. fixingB. to be fixedC. fixedD. been fixed( )74. While sitting under the tree, ___.A. an apple hit him on his headB. an apple hit him on the headC. he was hit on the head by an appleD. his head was hit by an apple( )75. The man in chains is now ___ prisoner in the castle.A. treatedB.caughtC. regardedD. held( )76. The work ___ before building a bridge is to make a good design.A. must doB. must be doneC. that must be doneD. done( )77. I would rather ___ to the movie yesterday evening, for I left my homework undone.A. not goB. not to goC. not to have goneD. not have gone( )78. It’s better to ask someone for advice rather than ___ something.A. risk doingB. risk to doC. to risk doingD. to risk to do( )79. – Have you fed the dog?– No, but ___.A. I’m goingB. I’m just going toC. I’d likeD. I’m just going( )80. The way he thought of ___ the problem is practical.A. to solveB. solvingC. how to solveD. how to settle( )81. The prices are still rising but their income stay the same. So they could hardly ___.A. make their mouths meetB. make ends meetC. make end meetD. raise the whole family( )82. No computer so far ___ can have the same ability as human brains.A. be builtB. having builtC. being builtD. built( )83. We won’t have anything ___ against our party.A. sayB. sayingC. saidD. to say( )84. Serious pollution can cause people __.A. dieB. to dieC. dyingD. dead( )85. We must stop pollution ___ longer.A. livingB. from livingC. to liveD. live( )86. I asked he ___ to much time watching TV, for he’ll sit for the college entrance examination.A. not to spendB. d idn’t spendC. not spendD. not spending( )87. He hates ___ like that.A. praisingB. to be praisedC. to praiseD. being praised( )88. When we got to the mountain, we found many soldiers ___ there.A. stationingB. hiddenC. hidingD. remained( )89. I saw an old woman ___ under a tall tree with his hands ___, thinking.A. seating, crossingB. seated, crossingC. seating, crossedD. seated, crossed( )90. Seeing the children ___, she felt very happy.A. well taken care ofB. taken well care ofC. take good care ofD. well taken care ( )91. When I met him, I found him ___ blue. A. wearing B. dressing in C. dressed in D. having on( )92. ___ home too late, her mother scolded her.A. She returnedB. She returningC. Her returningD. She returned to( )93. In international affairs, we always ___ , that is , we are always carrying out our promise.A. making a promiseB. break our promiseC. keep our promiseD. breaking our words ( )94. Most people ___ to the coming party are my old classmates.A. invitedB. to be invitedC. being invitedD. inviting( )95. When it came ___, he refused to help.A. to pointB. to pointingC. to be pointD. at this point( )96. With the little ___ money, the child told me in a ___ voice that on the way home, most of his money had been stolen.A. remained, trembledB. remaining, tremblingC. remaining, trembledD. remained, trembling( )97. After a ___ discussion, they came to an agreement.A. heatingB. heatedC. heatD. farther( )98. ___ , the car couldn’t be started.A Having lost the key B. He lost the key C. The key losing D. The key lost( )99. Is it the watch you want ___?A. to have it repairedB. to repair itC. to have repairedD. to have repaired it( )100. He said he was tired of studying anything. It isn’t like her ___ like that.A. to say anythingB. to have said anythingC. have said anythingD. say anything。