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2.I regret______ unable to help you.

  A. to be  B. that I can be  C. being  D. for being

3.I think it no use _____a lot without _______ anything.

  A. talking, doing  B. to talk, do  C. talked, doing  D. talking, being done

4. He was praised for_______ the little girl out of the river.

  A. help  B. to help  C. having helped  D. being helped

5.How about_____ to the concert with us?

  A. to go  B. go  C. going  D. gone

6.He was lucky that he escaped _______.

  A. to punish  B. being punished  C. punishing  D. to be punished

7.I didn’t feel like _____, so I suggested______ a walk.

  A.to work, to take  B. working, taking  C. to work, taking  D. working,taking 

8.I have not got used ______in the center of the city.

  A.live  B. living  C. to live  D. to living

9.When I heard the hero’s report, I could not help ______.

  A. to be moved  B. being moved  C. moving  D. to move

10.This problem has been settled. It______ any more.

  A. needs discussing B. needs to be discussed C. needn’t being discussed D.doesn’t need discussing

11.Can you imagine _____ alone on a lonely island?

  A.to live  B. living  C. live  D. yourself to live

12._____ made his father very happy.

  A.Alice married Peter  B. Alice’s married Peter  C. Alice’s marrying Peter

  D. Alice being married Peter

13.I can’t understand______ without saying goodbye to me.

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

14.I really appreciate ______ to help me.

A.your offering  B. for you to offer  C. of you to offer  D. for your offering

15.I was surprised at _____the task so soon.

  A. his completed  B. his having completed  C. his having completing  D. him completed

16.The thief ran so fast that he missed _______.

  A. catching  B. to be caught  C. being caught  D. to catch

17.Seeing is _____ .

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

18._____ at the class meeting made us encouraged.

  A. He having being praised   B. His having been praised

  C. He being praised          D. For him to have praised

19.The little boy doesn’t mind_____ alone at home.

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

20.You can speak English well if you _____ it

  A.keep on practising to speak   B. keep to practise to speak

  C. keep on practising speaking  D. keep on to practise to speak

Key: 1---5 ACACC 6---10 BBDBD  11---15 BCAAB 16---20 CABAC