Choose the best to fill in the blank：
1. ____ a car， you have to pay some money beforehand.
A. Order B. Ordering C. To order D. Ordered
2. ____ I had the right number， I phoned again.
A. To make sure B. Making sure
C. Made sure D. Make sure
3. Since ____ you this morning， I have changed my plans.
A. phoned B. phone C. to phone D. phoning
4. If ____ north， you must change at Leeds.
A. to travel B. traveled C. traveling D. travel
5. The train ____ at Platform 8 is the 17：50 from Shanghai.
A. arriving B. arrived C. arrives D. has arrived
6. ____ him here to speak， we’d better go to his lecture.
A. Invited B. Inviting C. To invite D. Having invited
7. ____ from my post， I’m going abroad.
A. Having dismissed B. Having been dismissed
C. Dismissing D. Being dismissed
8. ____ a holiday， all the shops were shut.
A. It was B. It being C. Being D. To be
9. ____ no further business， I declare the meeting closed.
A. There was B. There being
C. Being D. There to be
10. ____ ， the royal party drove to the palace.
A. With the crowds cheering B. With the crowds cheered
C. The crowds cheered D. The crowds were cheering
11. Strictly ____， you ought to sign the visitors’ book before entering the club.
A. spoken B. speak C. speaking D. Having spoken
12. ____ from past performances， he is not likely to do very well in his exams.
A. Judging B. Judged C. To judge D. Judge
13. ____ from a distance， the island of Nepenthe looked like a cloud.
A. View B. Viewing C. Viewed D. To view
14. Although ____ before the war， the engine is still in perfect order.
A. built B. building C. to be built D. having been built
15. If ____ for this post， you will be informed by May 1st.
A. accepting B. accepted C. to accept D. being accepted
16. Unless ____， this law will make life difficult for farmers.
A. changing B. to change C. change D. changed
17. After ____ the flight would be delayed， we made other arrangements.
A. informed B. informing
C. being informed D. having informed
18. ____ in the presidential car， the President waved to the crowd.
A. Seating B. Seated C. To seat D. Seat
19. We preferred the house ____ white.
A. painting B. to paint C. painted D. having painted
20. I came late and missed ____ Jack winning.
A. to see B. seeing C. see D. seen
21. Will you be so kind as ____ this book for me?
A. renew B. to be renewed C. to renew D. renewed
22. I don’t mind ____ by bus， but I hate ____ in queues.
A. to travel； to stand B. travel； stand
C. traveling； standing D. to travel； standing
23. Never stop ____ the laws which control the development of things.
A. to look for B. look for C. looked for D. looking for
24. I remember ____， but I forget the exact service.
A. to be paid B. to pay C. paying D. being paid
25. They don’t allow ____ in the halls； they don’t want to risk ____ a fire.
A. to be smoking； to set B. to smoke； setting
C. smoking； setting D. to be smoking； being set
26. He never did anything in the morning but ____ English.
A. read B. reading C. to read D. have read
27. I reGREt ____ hard at school.
A. not to have worked B. not having worked
C. not have worked D. having not worked
28. —Would you like me the radio a bit?
—No， it’s all right. I’m used to with the radio on.
A. turning down； work B. to rurn down； work
C. turning down； working D. to turn down； working
29. I started to listen to the other students ____ social problems.
A. to discuss B. discuss C. to discussing D. to be discussed
30. We think the electronic computer ____ one of the most useful tools.
A. being B. to be C. be D. have been
31. I’m considering ____ your offer.
A. to accept B. accepted C. having accepted D. accepting
32. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them ____ every night this week.
A. to practise B. practised C. practise D. to be practised
33. I feel it an honour ____ to speak here.
A. to be asked B. asking C. to ask D. having asked
34. —There is something wrong with the table.
—Yes， I can feel ____.
A. moving B. its move C. it move D. it moving
35. Did you notice the little boy ____ away?
A. took the candy and run B. taking the candy and run
C. take the candy and run D. take the candy and running
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