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1. Nigeria typically accounted for about 10% of the oil ____ into the United States.
A. importing B. being imported C. imported D. having been imported
2. ____ in the classroom are the people who are attending the parents’ meeting.
A. Seating B. Seated C. To sit D. Having seated
3. Mr. Wang, ____ in his new novel in the past two years, hasn’t realized the decline in his health.
A. involved B. being involved C. having involved D. to be involved
4. _______ in such a famous university is what the majority of students wish for.
A. To educate B. Educated C. Being educated D. Educating
5. ____ from space, the earth, with water _____ seventy percent of its surface, looks like a blue ball.
A. Seen, covered B. Seen, covering C. Seeing, covering D. Seeing, covered
6. ____ not to walk near the apple tree, the little boy had to have a look at the apples on the tree through the window.
A. Having reminded B. Reminded C. Reminding D. To remind
7. With only two weeks ____ before the application process starts in Beijing, migrant children must make a difficult choice before taking the life-changing exams.
A. remaining B. remained C. to remain D. remain
8. The earth is believed ____ by an object the size of Mars at some point in the distant past before its surface cooled.
A. to be hit B. to have been hit C. to have hit D. to hit
9. ______for his expert advice, my uncle is often asked to help others with their personal affairs.
A. Having known B. Being known C. Known D. Knowing
10. About 187 passengers were reported _____ the shipwreck which happened last month.
A. having survived B. to have survived C. to survive D. to have been survived
11. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but ____ our work, we refused his offer.
A. not finish B. not being finished C. not having finished D. not finishing
12. To buy some salt, the careless housewife went downstairs, ___ the fish ___over the gas.
A. left, cooked B. leaving, being cooked C. leaving, cooking D. left, being cooked
13. The computer programs are a puzzle to me. The more I think of them, the more questions I think of ____.
A. ask B. asked C. being asked D. to ask
14. The great scientist has done what he can ____ those endangered animals, which deserves praise.
A. having saved B. to save C. saving D. save
15. Everybody stood up as they heard the exciting news until the teacher asked them ____.
A. to be seated B. to seat C. to be seating D. to have been seated
16. She was the first girl ____ into university in her small village.
A. to be admitted B. to admit C. to have been admitted D. to have admitted
17. Your sister is said ____ in the supermarket when she was doing shopping yesterday.
A. to be treated badly B. to have been badly treated
C. being badly treated D. treating badly
18. With all the broken computers ____,the man closed his shop and walked directly back home.
A. being repaired B. repaired C. to repair D. to be repaired
19. We all think that the plan you came up with ____ the work is very practical.
A. completing B. completed C. to complete D. complete
20. All factors ___, he is sure to be a promising man in the near future.
A. being considered B. to be considered C. considered D. considering
21. The party will be held in the garden, weather ____.
A. permitting B. to permit C. permitted D. permit
22. Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some ____ a life span of around 20 years.
A. having B. had C. have D. to have
23. The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy ___ anything that happened to be on. A. to watch B. watching C. watched D. to have watched
24. George returned after the war, only ____ that his wife had left him.
A. to be told B. telling C. being told D. told
25. I remembered ____ the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.
A. locking B. to lock C. having locked D. to have locked
26. _____ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.
A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base
27. This machine is very easy ____. Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.
A. operating B. to be operated C. operated D. to operate
28. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ___ for words.
A. lose B. lost C. to lose D. having lost
29. Recently a survey ____ prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.
A. compared B. comparing C. compares D. being compared
30. The temple was carved in the rock and had four large stone figures outside, _____ being 20 meters high.
A. each of that B. each of them C. each of whom D. each of which
31. The temple was carved in the rock and had four large stone figures outside, _____ being 20 meters high.
A. each of that B. each of them C. each of whom D. each of which
32. In our class there are 46 students, half ____ wearing glasses.
A. of them B. in them C. of whom D. in whom
33. ___ around the Tower of London, the group of American teenagers were taken to Buckingham Palace.
A. Having shown B. Being shown C. To have been shown D. Having been shown
34. ____ in a new country, I was scared and feeling pretty anxious.
A. For the first time B. I was the first time
C. Being the first time D. This being my first time
35. Without more coal ____ the fire, it would soon go out.
A. added to B. added C. adding to D. added up to
36. With our knowledge ____ practice, we can make contributions to our society.
A. to base on B. basing on C. based on D. base on
37. We have several models of the latest design ______; you can take whichever you like.
A. to choose B. to be chosen from C. for choosing from D. to choose from
38. --- Is he said ____ his car lost?
--- Yes. He was so foolish _____ leave his car _____.
A. that, that; unlock B. to have had; as to; unlocked
C. to have; to; unlock D. to have; for him to; unlocked
39. When my son needed to use the bathroom, I was surprised _____ child-size fixtures alongside the adult ones in McDonald’s.
A. to find B. finding C. to have found D. having found
40. Mr. Smith often stays up. ____ lessons, books spread all over the desks.
A. preparing B. to prepare C. prepared D. prepares
41. The noise ____ , she couldn’t live here any longer.
A. is too loud to put up B. is too loud to live with
C. being too loud to put up D. being too loud to live with
42. All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and pretty lady___ her purse, ___ into the crowd. A. seizing, rushed B. seized, rushed C. seizing, rushing D. seized, rushing
43. When he unwrapped the box, he saw a large diamond ____ like a rose.
A. looked B. shaped C. appeared D. formed
44. The party will be held in the garden, weather _____.
A. permitting B. to permit C. permitted D. permit
45. I remembered ___ the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.
A. locking B. to lock C. having locked D. to have locked
46. --- How did you know the surprising news?
--- I happened ___ the event then.
A. to cover B. to be covering C. covering D. to have covered
47. I never expected there ___ a chance to be sent abroad for further education.
A. to be B. being C. to have D. having
48. The prisoner, ____ the guard and run away, was caught the next day.
A. killed B. killing C. having killed D. being killed
49. Do you know the man___ ___ the disabled won the Nobel Prize for Peace yesterday?
A. devoted, to help B. devoted, to helping
C. devoting, to help D. devoting, to helping
50. Hearing the news, she rushed out, ____ the book ____ on the table, and disappeared into the distance.
A. left, lain open B. left, lay open C. leaving, lie opened D. leaving, lying open
51. _____, it will turn sunlight into the energy that will power up to 140,000 homes--- the largest such plant in the world.
A. When completing B. When to be completed
C. When completed D. When having completed
52. With a large amount of work ____, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.
A. remained to be done B. remaining to be done
C. remained being done D. remaining to do
53. With his attention ___ on a novel, the student didn’t notice the teacher coming towards him.
A. to fix B. fixing C. were fixing D. fixed
54. So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, _____ dying soon after birth.
A. many of which B. many of whom C. many of them D. many of that
55. _____ scores of times, but he still couldn’t understand it.
A. Having explained B. Having been explained
C. Though it was explained D. It was explained
56. Millions of people around the world watched the rescue and President Obama said he watched the first miner _____. A. being freed B. free C. to free D. to be freed
57. Without more coal ____ the fire, it would soon go out.
A. added to B. added C. adding to D. added up to
58. With our knowledge ____ practice, we can make contributions to our society.
A. to base on B. basing on C. based on D. base on
59. ____ in the newspaper, I didn’t notice what was happening.
A. Having buried B. Burying C. Buried D. To be buried
60. All flights _____ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train instead.
A. were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled
61. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and ____ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.
A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing
62. I’ll never get married--- I don’t want to spend my life____ by dirty washing and ____ children.
A. surrounded screamed B. surrounding, screaming
C. surrounded, screaming D. surrounding, screamed
63. _____ to the sunlight for a long time, the curtain faded away.
A. Having exposed B. Exposing C. Being exposed D. Having been exposed
64. He was the smallest baby of all, ___ under six pounds.
A. weighed B. weighing C. being weighed D. having weighed
65. We left the small town, ___ clearly ___ no need to stay.
A. there, being B. it, was C. there, was D. it, being
66. ---- What in the world puts you in a really bad mood?
--- ___in the traffic for hours. A. Stuck B. Being stuck C. To be stuck D. Sticking
67. Studies show that students often ___ to too much pressure tend to develop mental problems.
A. exposing B. being exposed C. to expose D. exposed
68. The children went home form the grammar school, their lessons____ for the day.
A. finishing B. finished C. had finished D. had been finished
69. --- Amy, please tell the people seated and ___ for their turns to come to my office five minutes later.
--- Yes, sir. A. wait B. waiting C. waited D. to wait
70. The research mainly deals with the difficulty the students have ____ their attention on their study all the time. A. focused B. to focus C. focusing D. to be focused
71. Mr. Johnson, ____ as a manager for many years, found it hard to be an ordinary clerk again.
A. having worked B. worked C. to have worked D. working
72. ____ the program, they have to stay there for another tow weeks.
A. Not completing B. Not having completing C. Not completed D. Having not completed
73. --- Can you introduce me a high quality machine?
--- With pleasure. ____ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular.
A. Handled B. To handle C. Handling D. Being handled
74. The quarrel ___ to the fight started from their disbelief in each other.
A. led B. to lead C. leading D. has led
75. She lay lazily in the armchair under the tree, the sun ____ down through the broad leaves.
A. shone B. shining C. was shining D. to shine
76. The smog in many parts of our country these days is reported ___ public awareness of the air quality. A. to have raised B. to raise C. raising D. having raised
77. Ursula K Le Guin wrote a lot of science fictions, many of them ____ into foreign languages.
A. were translated B. translating C. translated D. to translate
78. We’re always kept ___ of the latest information so that we can adjust our plan in time.
A. inform B. informing C. informed D. to inform