1. There ______ no classes yesterday, we paid a visit to the Great Wall.
A. was B. being C. were D. had been
2. The policeman rushed into the room only ______ an old lady lying on the ground.
A. found B. find C. finding D. to find
3. The boy lay on the ground, his eyes ______ and his hands ______.
A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembling
C. closed; trembled D. closing; trembled
4.______, the girls raced on to the second runners.
A. Stick in hand B. With a stick in her hand
C. Sticks in hand D. Sticks in hands
5. Each of them got up early ______ to catch the early bus.
A. to hope B. hoping C. so that D. and
6. How pleased the Emperor was ______ what the cheats said!
A. hearing B. heard C. hear D. to hear
7. We should prevent pollution ______ happily.
A. from living B. living C. to living D. to live
8.I am busy now, so I can't help ______ the machine.
A. repair B. to have repaired C. repairing D. fixing
9. Jane came very close ______ a gold medal for Britain in the Olympics.
A. to win B. winning C. to winning D. to be won
10. The boy seated himself in the corner with his back ______ to his father.
A. turning B. to turn C. to be turned D. turned
11. ----By the way, when did you get your bedroom ______
----Last week.
A. to paint B. painted C. painting D. to be painted
12. He likes ______, but he doesn't like ______ today because it is too cold.
A. to swim; to swim B. swimming; swimming
C. to swim; swimming D. swimming; to swim
13. There is ______ what the weather will be like.
A. not knowing B. no knowing C. not know D. no known
14. The novel is said ______ into many languages.
A. to translate B. being translated
C. to have been translated D. having been translated
15. I'm examining the composition he has just finished ______ the possible mistakes in it.
A. correcting B. to correct C. corrected D. correct
16. They would not allow him ______ across the enemy line.
A. to risk going B. risking to go
C. for risk to go D. risk going
17. He spent as much time as he could _____ the child.
A. teaching B. to teach C. teach D. for teaching
18. ----Alice, why didn't you come yesterday
----I ______, but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. had B. would C. was going to D. did
19. How pleased the Emperor was ______ what the cheats said!
A. hearing B. to hear C. heard D. hear
20. ______ the room, a letter was laid on the ground.
A. Entering B. Having entered
C. He entered D. Mrs Green entering