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