53. The dog, _____, will be made a good watchdog.

A. to train properly B. being trained properly C. properly to train D. trained properly 54. _____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it. A. Having stolen B. Having been stolen C. Stolen D. Stealing 55. ___ the front door ___, he had to enter the room through the back door. A. Seen; painted B. Seeing; painted C. Being seen; being painted D. Seeing; being painted

56. And there, almost _____ in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet.

A. having lost B. losing C. to be lost D. lost

57. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger. A. put B. to be putting C. to put D. putting 58. To answer correctly is more important than _____. A. that you finish quickly B. finishing quickly C. to finish quickly D. finish quickly

59. The old farmer, _____ the badly injured and burnt soldier, came out of the burning farmhouse, calling continuously for help.

A. supporting B. having supported C. being supported by D. being supported

60. In January , 2004, the United States successfully launched “Spirit”, a Mars Exploration Rover, _____ a new milestone in the history of mankind.

A. it marked B. marking C. marked D. to mark

61. It was getting dark; I found a car _____ in a pool by the side of the road. A. to be stuck B. stuck C. sticking D. stick

62. You can’t imagine what great trouble they have _____ the problem _____. A. to solve; being talked about B. solving; discussing C. to solve; to talk about D. solving; being discussed

63. The monument was built in honor of the explorer who was believed _____ the river. A. to have discovered B. to have been discovered

C. to discover D. having been discovered

64. The thief fell to the ground, his left foot _____ and blood _____ down from his mouth. A. breaking; running B. broken; running C. breaking; run D. broken; run

65. The program was so exciting that the children kept their eyes _____ on the screen. A. to fix B. to be fixed C. fixed D. fixing

66. As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _____ from you now and then so that I can know how everyone is getting along.

A. having heard B. to hear C. hearing D. being heard 67. _____, the subject was always in my mind. A. Walking or sleeping B. Walking or slept C. Having walked or slept D. To walk and sleep 68. --- Did you get a dictionary?

--- No, I _____, but there were not any _____. A. tried; to be left B. had tried to; leaving C. tried to; left D. had tried; have left

69. When he came to, he found himself _____ on a chair, with his hands _____ back. A. to sit; tying B. sitting; tying C. seating; tied D. seated; tied

70. The joke told by Tom made us _____, so the teacher couldn’t make himself _____. A. to laugh; hearing B. laughing; heard C. laughing; hear D. laughed; heard

71. All of the flowers now _____ here have developed from those once _____ in the forest. A. raised; grown B. rising; growing C. raised; growing D. rising; grown

72. Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.

A. held; being held B. to be held; to be held C. to be held; held D. being held; to be held

73. Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

A. prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. having prepared 74. Don’t worry. I’ll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow. A. typed; send B. to type; to send C. type; send D. typed; to send

75. The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful. A. making; look B. to make; looked C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked 76. How could he get the plan _____ without any one to support him? A. to carry out B. carry out C. carrying out D. carried out 77. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____. A. being fully accepting B. fully accepting C. having fully accepted D. fully accepted

78. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight _____ off her mind. A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken

79. I’m examining the article he has just finished _____ the possible mistakes in it. A. being corrected B. to correct C. corrected D. having corrected 80. _____ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week. A. We did not make B. Having not made C. We had not made D. Not having made 81. We should prevent such a silly mistake _____ again.

A. occurring B. to occur C. to be occurred D. from being occurred 82. I regret _____ hard at school, or I would have succeeded in passing the exam. A. not to work B. having not worked C. to have not worked D. not having worked

83. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education. A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting

84. “Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear. A. touched B. touching C. touch D. to touch

85. Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son. A. said B. say C. to say D. to have said 86. --- Would you be _____ lend me your bicycle?

--- Sure.

A. so kind as to B. kind enough as to C. very kind to D. so kind to

87. The beach is so beautiful that it is worthwhile, I think, _____ for a short holiday. A. of going B. to be going C. your going D. you to go

88. The teacher asked more _____ to prevent the students’ eyes from being injured. A. to do B. done C. to be done D. being done

89. Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community.

A. being connected B. connect C. having connected D. be connected

90. The performance of the host, _____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

A. had intended B. intended C. being intended D. to intend

91. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

A. Tiring; to admire B. Being tired; admiring C. Tired; to admire D. Tired; admiring

92. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house. A. completed; lighted B. completing; lighting C. completing; lighted D. completed; lighting 93. --- I hear Warren _____ in a middle school. --- What? I can’t imagine him _____ as a teacher. A. teaches; working B. teaches; work C. teach; to work D. teach; working

94. ____ he’s only been learning English for a year, he speaks it very well. A. Considered B. Considering C. Having considered D. To consider

95. It was _____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.