A. to hear B. to be heard C. hearing D. with hearing

12. My transistor radio isn‘t working. It ____.

A. need repairing B. needs to repair C. needs repairing D. need to be repaired

13. It is no use ____ me not to worry.

A. you tell B. your telling C. for you to have told D. having told

14. He is very busy ____ his papers. He is far too busy ____ callers.

A. to write ;to receive B. writing ;to receive

C. writing ;receiving D. to write ;for receiving

15.The suspect at last admitted ____ stolen goods but denied ____ them.

A. receiving...selling B. to receive...to sell

C. to receiving...to selling D. to have received...to have sold

16. She apologized for ____ to come.

A. her not being able B. her being not able

C. not being able D. that she‘s not able to

17.I really appreciate ____ to help me， but I am sure that I can manage by myself.

A. you to offer B. that you offer C. your offering D. that you are offering

18. Please stop ____， boys， I have something important to ____ you.

A. saying ...talk B. telling ... say C. talking ...speak D. talking ... tell

19. Tony， would you go and see if Sam has any difficulty ____ his tape recorder?

A. to fix B. fixing C. for fixing D. fix

20.“Why isn‘t Nancy going to meet us?”“It‘s my fault. I forgot all about ____ her.”

A. telephoning to B. to telephone C. to telephone to D. the telephoning to

21.“Why were you late?”“I had a hard time ____ up this morning.”

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

22.I remember ____ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

A. once offering B. him once offering C. him to offer D. to offer him

23.John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.

A. not going B. not to go C. not having been going D. not to be going

24. It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after having a soft，comfortable bed to lie on.

A. sleep B. to sleeping C. slept D. to sleep

25. He gives people the impression ____ many poems.

A. of having written B. to have written C. of being written D. to write

26. Do you feel like ____ out or would you rather ____ dinner at home?

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

27. Prior to ____ the formal speech， first he will introduce himself.

A. delivering B. deliver C. being delivering D. being delivered

28.I don‘t mind ____ by bus， but I hate ____ in queues.

A. to travel...standing B. having traveled...standing

C. traveling...to stand D. traveling...standing

29.What about ____ double quantities of everything today? We have hardly time to go____ next week.

A. buying...to shop B. buy...shopping

C. buying...shopping D. to buy...shopping

30. We had some trouble ____ the house and nobody seemed ____where it was.

A. in finding...knowing B. finding...to know

C. to find...knowing D. to find...to know

31.We can‘t imagine ____ in the entrance examination， for she has never been to school.

A. she succeeding B. her succeeding C. she succeed D. her to succeed

32.I don‘t like ____ at me.

A. them laughing B. their laugh C. them laugh D. them to have laughed

33.We suggested ____ in hotels but the children were anxious ____ out.

A. sleeping...to camp B. sleeping...camping

C. to sleep...to camp D. to sleep...camping

34.I have no objection ____ the evening with them.

A. to spend B. to spending C. of spending D. spending

35. After ____ for the job， you will be required to take a language test.

A. being interviewed B. interviewed C. interviewing D. having interviewed

36.The match was cancelled because most of the members ____ a match without a standard court.

A. objected to having B. were objected to have

C. objected to have D. were objected to having

37.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.

A. to prepare B. to be prepared C. preparing D. being prepared

38.It is no good ____ remember grammatical rules. You need to practise what you have learned.

A. trying to B. to try to C. try to D. tried to

39.After ____ him better， I regretted ____ him unfairly.

A. getting to know...to judge B. getting to know...to have judged

C. getting to have know...judging D. getting to know...having judged

40.He is looking forward to ____ his holiday in Britain.

A. spend B. have spent C. spending D. having been spending

41. Before ____ the house， you should get a surveyor____ over it.