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   ______ 6 o’clock this morning I was walking along the beach.
   

A. while B. when

C. since D. at

2. Our first Spanish and Japanese editions of Modern Reader ______ this

year, and they have already found a large audience.

A. published B. were published

C. were publishing D. publish

3. Until after World War II almost all the automobiles driven in the US ______.

A. made in Detroit by automobile workers
B. have been made in Detroit
C. were made in Detroit by automobile workers
D. made in Detroit

4. The driver of the car ______ in the accident.

A. hurt seriously
B. seriously hurt
C. was seriously hurt
D. seriously hurts

5. The vegetables ______ up, what shall we do now?

A. cutted B. have cut
C. are all cut D. are cutted

6. The furniture ______ for firewood.

A. was broke B. was broken up
C. break up D. broke up

7. I ______ by Mary’s wanting to tell everybody what to do.

A. annoyed B. was annoyed
C. annoy D. had annoyed

8. The positive hydrogen atoms ______ to the negative oxygen atoms.

A. attract B. are being attracted
C. are attracted D. will never be attracted

9. The traffic is so heavy nowadays that people ______ on the roads daily.

A. are killed B. kill
C. killing D. killed

10. Tickets ______ from any travel agent or directly from the airline.

A. may be purchased B. may purchase
C. purchase D. purchased

11. This method of decorating metal ______ invented in the Middle East and

perfected by the Chinese, Japanese, and French.
A. probably
B. was probably
C. had probably
D. –
12. The Great Wall of China was the only man-made structure on earth which
______ when they were circling the dirt.
A. could see by the astronauts
B. could be seen by the astronauts
C. the astronauts could be seen
D. could see the astronauts

13. The Battle of Hastings ______ in 1066.

A. fought B. was fought
C. was fighted D. being fought

14. My computer ______ viruses every six months.

A. is being checked for B. checks with
C. is checked by D. is checked for

15. Blair is not in his room, and his bed ______.

A. doesn’t sleep in B. doesn’t touched
C. hasn’t been slept in D. hasn’t been slept

16. Channels ______ by using the remote control.

A. can change
B. can switch (on, off)
C. can be switching (on, off)
D. can be changed

17. The cable TV ______ my personal computer.

A. connects B. is connected
C. is connected to D. keeps in touch with

18. CD-ROMS are much better than books because much information can

______ on them.
A. store B. storage
C. be stored D. be storing

19. The Internet should ______ the government.

A. control B. be controlled by
C. be controlled with D. be under the control by

20. I felt as if ______.

A. I watch B. I am being watched
C. I was being watched D. I have watched

21. When my mother phoned her Liz ______.

A. interviewed
B. was being interviewed
C. is interviewing
D. is being interviewed

22. Excuse the mess; the house ______.

A. is being painted B. paints
C. is painting D. is painted

23. What a pity! All the washing machines ______ now.

A. are used B. are been used
C. are being used D. are using

24. He ______ stealing the money by our sales manager.

A. was B. is C. caught D. was caught
25. My resume ______ to the statement of purpose.
A. includes B. attach C. is attached D. attaches

26. A disqualified driver has ______ to prison.

A. sent B. to send C. to be D. to be sent

27. The laws used to be so strict that people ______ for trifle crimes they

committed.
A. were hanged B. hanged C. get hanged D. hang

28. Every night the children ______ a fairy-tale by their aunt, who unwillingly

chooses the same bed-time stories her parents would read to her.
A. read B. are being read
C. are reading D. are read

29. The Lord of the Rings ______ at our local cinema now.

A. shows B. is showing
C. is being shown D. has shown

30. I ______ a present for my last birthday.

A. gave B. was not given
C. has given D. am given

31. We can’t use the sports hall yet because it ______.

A. is still built B. is still building
C. is still being built D. is to build

32. This picture ______ by a friend of my mother’s many years ago.

A. is painted B. was painted
C. is being painted D. painted

33. – Wasn’t Gabe going to bring hot dogs to the picnic?

– He ______, but I don’t think he did.
A. was supposed to
B. was supposed to bringing
C. supposed to bringing
D. supposed to be brought

34. The house ______ in 1486.

A. believes to build
B. is believed to be built
C. believes to be built
D. is believed to build

35. The rate of inflation ______ to rise.

A. expects B. expected C. is expected D. —

36. This picture ______ Rembrandt.

A. is believed to be painted
B. is painted
C. was painted
D. was believed to belong to

37. I am expected ______ for work at 5:00 PM.

A. leave B. to leave
C. leaving D. to leaving

38. The earth ______ the centre of the universe.

A. was thought to be
B. thought
C. didn’t think
D. thought to be

39. Shakespeare’s famous drama Macbeth ______ on fact.

A. bases
B. is known to be based
C. is known be basing
D. knows to be based

40. Mary ______ for shoplifting.

A. is said to arrest
B. said to arrest
C. is said to be arrested
D. say to be arrested

41. In the past fresh air ______ to be bad for sick people.

A. was considered
B. is considered
C. considered
D. considers

42. The naughty child ______ by the parents.

A. was expected to punish
B. expected to punish
C. was expected to be punished
D. expect to be punished

43. In order to ______ for admission to some top universities, a candidate

needs to get a high score on a well-known standardized test.
A. consider B. be considered
C. be considering D. consideration

44. He hates ______ a fool of.

A. being B. making
C. being played D. being made

45. Nobody enjoys ______ absurd measures and rules.

A. being forced upon
B. forced upon
C. to be forced upon
D. forces upon

46. The gift cost her 5 pounds, ______ the package.

A. included B. with included
C. including D. with including

47. People usually dislike ______ at home by strangers.

A. telephoning B. to telephone
C. to be telephoned D. being telephoned

48. Being ______ to foreign TV stations helps you to learn foreign languages.

A. in connection B. in touch
C. connected D. connect

49. I can’t believe my eyes. I’ve had my car ______!

A. stolen B. stealing
C. to steal D. be stolen

50. One of the great fiction writers in English, Charles Dickens writes about

all problems of society, ______ child labour, debt imprisonment and others.
A. which are including
B. that they including
C. included
D. including

51. – Why is Jane crying?

– She has had her tickets to Germany ______.
A. steal B. stole C. — D. stolen

52. Because of an extremely high accident rate, restrictions on teenagers’

______ will be discussed at the next City Council meeting.
A. drive B. having driving
C. driving D. to drive

53. You were a fool ______.

A. to agreeing B. agreeing
C. agree D. to agree

54. I hope to have a chance of ______ you again.

A. to see B. seeing
C. having seen D. being seen

55. I’m sorry to ______ you.

A. disturbing B. the disturbing
C. disturb D. disturbed

56. They were quite content with ______ where they were.

A. stay B. to stay C. be staying D. staying

57. They agreed on ______ the profits equally.

A. to share B. share C. sharing D. to sharing

58. We are in favour of ______ the bridge.

A. build B. building
C. to build D. having been built

59. I hate the idea of ______ old.

A. to get B. get C. to become D. getting

60. There is a lot of work ______ here.

A. doing B. to do C. do D. to not do

61. She has a terrible fear of ______ alone.

A. be B. to be C. being D. to being

62. The Japanese art of origami is created by ______ paper into various forms.

A. fold B. to fold
C. to have folded D. folding

63. Let’s just keep on ______.

A. dance B. to dance C. dancing D. to dancing

64. – What do you want to do tonight?

– I feel like ______ to a movie.
A. to go B. to going
C. going D. go

65. I am not good ______ letters.

A. to write B. to writing
C. at writing D. to be writing 39
265. Do you often go ______?
A. to fish B. to fishing
C. fishing D. fish

66. At the moment that the plane touched down safely, the passengers ex-

pressed their gratitude for having survived the terrifying flight by ______ the
pilot and the crew.
A. applaud B. applauding
C. to applaud D. applause

67. “I do hope it’ll make me grow large again, for really I’m quite tired

______ such a tiny little thing!” said Alice to herself.
A. to be B. of to be
C. being D. of being

68. I’m looking forward ______ there in six months’ time.

A. go B. to go C. going D. to going

69. She is very good at ______ problems.

A. to solve B. solving C. get rid of D. to get rid of

70. Her uncle suggested ______ a job in a bank.

A. getting B. to get
C. her to get D. her

71. I look forward ______ from you.

A. to hear B. hear C. to hearing D. hearing

72. I dislike people ______ me what to think.

A. to tell B. telling
C. being told D. to be telling

73. I don’t mind ______ at home to look after the children.

A. to stay B. staying
C. stay D. –
74. Would you like ______ the weekend with us?
A. spending B. spend
C. to spending D. to spend

75. This road is blocked for two miles north and south, so I suggest ______ an

alternative route if possible.
A. to using B. using
C. use D. to use

76. Many of the early British settlers in Australia were criminals who were

able to avoid ______ by agreeing to live on and develop the land there.
A. be imprisoned B. to be imprisoned
C. being imprisoned D. to imprison

77. The environment group hopes ______ the forest to its original condition

by the end of the decade.
A. restoring B. to restore
C. to be restored D. having restored

78. Tom dislikes ______. It’s just terrible!

A. to cook B. Ann to cook
C. Ann cook D. Ann’s cooking

79. Normally I can’t stand being in a car with drivers who take risks but on

this occasion I couldn’t help ______.
A. to laugh B. to be laughing
C. laughing D. being laughed at

80. Helen doesn’t mind ______ cigars in the bedroom.

A. Tom to smoke B. Tom’s smoking
C. Tom smoke D. to smoke

81. I can’t stand ______ all the time when I am around them.

A. them fighting B. they fighting
C. them fight D. them to fight

82. Instead of collecting art objects, more ordinary people enjoy ______

stamps or coins.
A. to collect B. collect
C. to collecting D. collecting

83. The French impressionist painters attempted to depict visual impressions

and they succeeded ______ brilliant results.
A. achieving B. achieve
C. to achieve D. in achieving 41

84. The company has managed ______ profit this year.

A. making B. in making C. to make D. —

85. The people in the state failed ______ clean up the mess that the oil spill

had created.
A. to have B. helping
C. to help D. helping hand

86. You won’t succeed ______ your car at a profit. It’s far too old.

A. to sell B. in having sold
C. selling D. in selling

87. At last, after three days, they managed ______ to the top of the mountain.

A. getting B. get C. to get D. —

88. Driving by a shopping mall on his way home, Steve stopped ______ his

mother a birthday present.
A. to get B. to getting C. getting D. get

89. – How are the both of you getting on?

– Don’t you know that we’ve stopped ______?
A. to date B. dating C. dated D. date

90. Fortunately it stopped ______.

A. to rain B. raining C. to raining D. rain

91. When the teacher asked the students ______, they kept making noise.

A. stop talking
B. to stop to talk
C. stopping talking
D. to stop talking
92. Oh, dear! I forgot ______ the soap.
A. buying B. buy
C. to buy D. having bought

93. I remember ______ at the school gates with my mother on my first day

there.
A. to have arrived B. to arrive
C. arriving D. to be arrived

94. I remember ______ my first bicycle, the feeling of delight still being fresh

in mind.
A. to buy B. being bought by
C. bought D. buying

95. Oh, I forgot ______ the present for my sweet girl!

A. buying B. to buy
C. to buying D. buy

96. I regret ______ school at fourteen, it was a big mistake.

A. to have B. to have left
C. to leaving D. leaving

97. That night was terrible, to say the least of it. Jane remembers ______ all

night through.
A. to pray B. saying prayers
C. to say prayers D. say prayers

98. The Oscar winner was so happy to receive the highest honour of her pro-

fession that she nearly cried during her acceptance speech. Don’t forget
______ it in your report.
A. writing B. to write
C. on writing D. write

99. You must remember ______ Mr Lewis from the station tomorrow.

A. fetching B. fetch
C. to have fetched D. to fetch

100. I’ll never forget ______ the Queen on that bright day in 1974.

A. meeting B. to meet
C. being met D. to be met