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1. Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues _______ with her stories.
A. amused
B. amusing
C. to amuse
D. to be amused
2. _______ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.
A. Approaching
B. Approached
C. To approach
D. To be approached
3. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _______ all four people on board.
A. killed
B. killing
C. kills
D. to kill
4. With the government's aid, those _______ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.
A. affect
B. affecting
C. affected
D. were affected
5. Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away _______.
A. fleeing the thief
B. was fleeing the thief
C. the thief was fleeing
D. fled the thief
6. _______ by the growing interest in nature, more and more people enjoy outdoor sports.
A. Influenced
B. Influencing
C. Having influenced
D. To be influenced
7. The report indicated that 45% of students were in jobs not_______specific qualifications.
A. requiring
B. to be required
C. being required
D. to have required
8. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle _______ to balance it.
A. having tired
B. trying
C. to try
D. tried
9. Ideally _______ for Broadway theatres and Fifth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favourite with many guests.
A. locating
B. being located
C. having been located
D. located
10. Throughout history, the language _______ by a powerful group spreads across a civilization.
A. speaking
B. spoken
C. to speak
D. to be spoken
11. If we have illegal immigrants _______ in, many local workers will lose their jobs.
A. came
B. coming
C. to come
D. having come
12. After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother's voice _______ him.
A. calling
B. called
C. being called
D. to call
13. The Town Hall _______ in the 1800's was the most distinguished building at that time.
A. to be completed
B. having been completed
C. completed
D. being completed
14. She wants her paintings _______ in the gallery, but we don't think they would be very popular.
A. display
B. to display
C. displaying
D. displayed
15. Russ and Earl were auto mechanics _______ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.
A. to earn
B. to have earned
C. earning
D. earned
16. _______ automatically, the e-mail will be received by all the club members.
A. Mailed out
B. Mailing out
C. To be mailed out
D. Having mailed out
17. There are hundreds of visitors _______ in front of the Art Gallery to have a look at Van Gogh's paintings.
A. waited
B. to wait
C. waiting
D. wait
18. In the dream Peter saw himself _______ by a fierce wolf, and he woke suddenly with a start.
A. chased
B. to be chased
C. be chased
D. having been chased
19. _______ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
A. Put
B. Putting
C. Having put
D. Being put
20. More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, _______ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
A. taking
B. taken
C. having taken
D. having been taken
21. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _______ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat
B. seating
C. seated
D. to be seating
22. The flowers _______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
A. to smell
B. smelling
C. smelt
D. to be smelt
23. The disc, digitally _______ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.
A. recorded
B. recording
C. to be recorded
C. having recorded
24. Having been attacked by terrorists, _______.
A. doctors came to their rescue
B. the tall building collapsed
C. an emergency measure was taken
D. warnings were given to tourists
25. It is believed that if a book is _______ , it will surely _______ the reader.
A. interested; interest
B. interesting; be interested
C. interested; be interesting
D. interesting; interest
26. Generally speaking, _______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. when taking
B. when taken
C. when to take
D. when to be taken
27. Friendship is like money: easier made than _______.
A. kept
B. to be kept
C. keeping
D. being kept
28. Unless _______ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. invited
B. inviting
C. being invited
D. having invited
29. Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A. lacked
B. lacking of
C. lacking
D. lacked in
30. Don't use words, expressions, or phrases _______ only to people with specific knowledge.
A. being known
B. having been known
C. to be known
D. known
31. When _______ , the museum will be open to the public next year.
A. completed
B. completing
C. being completed
D. to be completed
32. Feeling the car stolen, _______.
A. a policeman was asked to help
B. the area was searched thoroughly
C. it was looked for everywhere
D. she hurried to a policeman for help
33. The bell _______ the 15 minutes left of the entrance exam rang, _______ a bit of nervousness among the students.
A. indicating; leading to
B. indicated; leading to
C. indicating;led to
D. indicated; led to
34. _______into many languages, the novel is well known to us all.
A. Being translated
B. Having translated
C. Having been translated
D. To be translated
35. The _______ boy was last seen _______ near the East Lake.
A. missing; playing
B. missing; play
C. missed; played
D. missed; to play
36. _______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
A. Being founded
B. It was founded
C. Founded
D. Founding
37. He sent me an e-mail, _______ to get further information.
A. hoped
B. hoping
C. to hope
D. hope
38. _______ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A. Giving
B. Give
C. Given
D. To give
39. Mr. Smith, _______ of the _______ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring
B. tiring; bored
C. tired; bored
D. tiring; boring
40. On getting to the kindergarten, the mother was glad to see her baby well _______.
A. looked for
B. cared for
C. take care of
D. cared after
41. The two old sisters, _______ so long, held each other and burst into tears.
A. being separated
B. having been separated
C. having separated
D. had been separated
42. Let's have a rest. The _______ work made me very _______.
A. tired; tired
B. tiring; tiring
C. tired; tiring
D. tiring; tired
43. Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone _______ to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out.
A. adding
B. to have added
C. to add
D. added
44. As we all know, newspapers, magazines and radios as well as television broadcasts can keep us _______ about what is happening in the world.
A. informing
B. to inform
C. informed
D. being informed
45. Everyone was _______ by his _______ progress which he made during the two months.
A. surprised; surprise
B. surprised; surprised
C. surprised; surprising
D. surprising; surprising
46. When he turned around, he found a pair of eyes _______ him.
A. looking
B. watch at
C. fixing on
D. staring at
47. The film you saw last night was made _______ on a true story that happened many years ago.
A. base
B. to be based
C. based
D. basing
48. After _______ his work, the teacher came to help me with my English.
A. finished
B. being finished
C. having finished
D. be finishing
49. Follow the directions on the bottle carefully when _______ the medicine.
A. you will take
B. taking
C. to take
D. taken
50. The students, _______ their teachers, came home.
A. followed
B. follow
C. following
D. will follow
51. The long-lasting war, filled with blood and deaths, ended in people's sadness, _______ no result.
A. reached
B. to reach
C. would reach
D. reaching
52. They spent the night _______ in the room.
A. having locked
B. locking
C. to be locked
D. locked
53. He wrote a letter to the king _______.
A. hoping to be set free
B. to set him free
C. so that be set free
D. asked to be set free
54. Steven has devoted all his life to _______ films, and Kate, his wife, is also _______ to the duty of her profession.
A. make; devoted
B. making; devoting
C. making; devoted
D. make; devoting
55. _______ in the dark, his head hit against a tree.
A. Walking
B. He was walking
C. Walked
D. When he was walking
56. Time should be made good use _______ our lessons well.
A. of learning
B. to learn
C. to learning
D. of to learn
57. The film, _______ the true story of this Red Army general, attracted people's interest all over the country.
A. is based on
B. is on the base of
C. which is the base of
D. based upon
58. She returned home from the market only to find the door open and a number of things _______.
A. stole
B. missing
C. missed
D. losing
59. _______ it rains, we will stay at home.
A. Supposed
B. Supposing
C. To suppose
D. If suppose
60. _______ with yours, our library is _______ too small a size.
A. Comparing; in
B. Comparing; of
C. Compared; in
D. Compared; of
61. It's dangerous to carry a hot pan with _______ oil.
A. burning
B. burnt
C. burn
D. burns
62. We were told that the stone figure _______ back to the 16th century was of great value.
A. dated
B. dating
C. coming
D. kept
63. The boy lay on his back, his teeth _______ and his glaring eyes _______ straight upwards.
A. set; looked
B. set; looking
C. setting; looked
D. setting; looking
64. _______ in the forest, he had to ask for help by sending out signals.
A. Having lost
B. Losing
C. Lost
D. He was lost
65. The Golden Gate Bridge, _______ several hundred years ago, is worldwide famous.
A. which is built
B. which built
C. having built
D. built
66. I suggested the cheater _______ into prison.
A. referred to being put
B. referred be put
C. referred should be put
D. referred to be put
67. _______ , I went out for a walk.
A. There was nothing to do
B. There being nothing to do
C. There had nothing to do
D. Had nothing to do
68. He returned home to learn that the girl _______ had been married to the village secretary.
A. became engaged to him
B. was engaged to him
C. engaged to him before
D. got engaged to him
69. _______ at failing in the maths exam, John wouldn't like to talk about it to his parents.
A. Disappointed
B. To be disappointed
C. Disappointing
D. Having disappointed
70. _______ in the dark cave, he was not afraid of being found by _______ enemy soldiers.
A. Hidden; armed
B. Hide; armed
C. Hidden; arm
D. Hiding; armed
71. To have the wonderful cloth _______ new clothes, they had the machine _______ all day long.
A. made of; running
B. made of; run
C. made into; working
D. made into; work
72. The World Trade Organization finally opened its door to China on November 10, _______ our Chinese 15-year wait.
A. to end
B. ended
C. ending
D. ends
73. If _______ in wet sand, the vegetables can _______ fresh for a long time.
A. being buried; remain
B. buried; remain
C. buried; be remained
D. burying; remain
74. _______ over and over again, but he still couldn't understand.
A. Having explained
B. Having been explained
C. Explaining
D. It had been explained
75. Everything _______ , the plan is fairly practical. You can put it into practice.
A. considering
B. taken into consideration
C. to consider
D. taking into consideration
76. _______ from the moon, our earth, with water _______ seventy percent of its surface, appears as a “blue ball”.
A. Seen; covered
B. seeing; covering
C. Seen; covering
D. To see; to cover
77. A great big fellow, _______ around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter in the supermarket.
A. weighed
B. weighing
C. weighs
D. weighty
78. —The plan _______ is of great importance to everybody.
—I see. He is sure to finish it on time.
A. made
B. making
C. to be made
D. to make
79. From the dates _______ on the gold coin, we decided that it was made five hundred years ago.
A. marking
B. marked
C. to be marked
D. having been marked
80. Hearing the good news, I felt a heavy load _______ my mind.
A. taking off
B. to be taken off
C. having taken off
D. taken off
81. The students were listening to the teacher, with their eyes _______.
A. widely open
B. wide opened
C. widely opened
D. wide open
82. The scientist came to the meeting with his wife _______ him.
A. being supported
B. supporting
C. supported
D. support
83. The noise of the machines _______ can be clearly heard in our classroom.
A. fixed
B. being fixed
C. to be fixed
D. having been fixed
84. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute _______.
A. being settled
B. to be settled
C. had settled
D. as settled
85. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience _______ on benches, chairs, or boxes.
A. having seated
B. seating
C. seated
D. seat
