27. It is not unusual for workers in that region _____.
A. to be paid more than a month late B. to be paid later than more a month C. to pay later than a month more D. to pay late ore than a month
28. John admitted that it’s always difficult _____.
A. for him being on time B. being on time for him C. for him to be on time D. on time for him
29. Could you find someone _____?
A. for me to play tennis with B. for me to play tennis C. play tennis with D. playing tennis with
30. “I want to buy a camera.” “We have several models ______.”
A. for you to choose from B. for your choice C. for the choice of yours D. for you to choose at
31. “Shall we walk through the park?” “No, it’s too late _____there.”
A. that we walk B. for us walking C. us to walk D. for us to walk
32. “I heat you and Francis will spend your vacation in Nepal next spring.” “Yes, we’re planning
_____.
A. to B. to be C. it D. to do it
33. “Do you intend to study English?” “Yes, _____.”
A. I intend so B. I intend that C. I intend to D. I intend
34. It is better to die on one’s feet than ______.
A. living on one’s knees B. live on one’s knees C. on one’s knees D. to live on one’s knees
35. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time _____the last bus.
A. to have caught B. to catch C. catching D. having caught
36. Without facts, we cannot form a worth while opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge
_____our thinking.
A. which to be based on B. which to base upon C. upon which to base D. to which to be based
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37. Without facts, we cannot form a worth while opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge
_____our thinking.
A. which to be based on B. which to base upon C. upon which to base D. to which to be based
38. I advise them to withdraw______
A. so as to get not involved B. so as not to get involved C. so that not to get involved D. as not to get involved
39. The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don’t have small children and
get along _____ to spend most of their time together.
A. so well B. too well C. well as D. well enough
40. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so
trivial and few as hardly _____.
A. noticed B. to be noticed C. being noticed D. to notice
41. At last she left her house and got to the airport, only ____the plane flying away.
A. having seen B. to have seen C. saw D. to see
42. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, _____to find it locked.
A. just B. only C. hence D. thus
43. Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though _____out of the office.
A. went B. gone C. to go D. would go
44. The students expected there _____more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A. is B. being C. have been D. to be
45. A membership card authorizes _____the club’s facilities for a period of 12 months.
A. the holder using B. the holder’s use C. the holder to use D. the holder uses
46. The background music in an assembly line is designed _____.
A. not being listened to B. being not listened to C. not to be listened to D. to be not listened to
47. The background music in an assembly line is designed _____.
A. not being listened to B. being not listened to C. not to be listened to D. to be not listened to
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48. Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship
between passive smoking and cancer remains _____.
A. to be shown B. to have shown C. to have been shown D. being shown
49. California has more light than it knows _____ to do with but everything else is expensive.
A. how B. what C. which D. where
50. The problem of _____to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.
A. what B. whom C. which D. how
51. Good-bye, Mr. Zhang. I’m pleased_____.
A. to meet you B. meeting you C. to have met you D. having met you
52. For there _____successful communication, there must be attentiveness and involvement in
the discussion itself by all present.
A. is B. to be C. will be D. being
53. It isn’t cold enough for there _____a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.
A. would be B. being C. was D. to be
54. He thought that _____.
A. the effort doing the job was not worth B. the effort was not worth in doing the job C. it was not worth the effort doing the job D. it was not worth the effort by doing the job
55. _____their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the
two schools of thought.
A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed
56. _____ raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing.
A. Transform B. Transforming C. Being transformed D. When transformed
57. The teacher doesn’t _____in class.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. to have a smoke
58. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _____ at the next town.
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A. to stop B. stopping C. stop D. having stopped
59. That young man still denies _____ the fire behind the store.
A. start B. to start C. having started D. to have started
60. “Dick certainly has a bad cough.” “If he’s sensible, he’ll give up _____.”
A. the smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. to be smoking
61. She was so angry that she felt like _____ something at him.
A. to throw B. throwing C. to have thrown D. having thrown
62. The man is the corner confessed to _____ a lie to the manager of the company.
A. have gold B. be gold C. being told D. having told
63. Ann never dreamed of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance C. there be a chance being a chance
64. I love _____.
A. skiing B. to be ski C. skier D. be skiing
65. John regretted _____ to the meeting last week.
A. not going B. not to go C. not having been going D. not to be going
66. I’ll never forget _____you for the first time.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. having to be meeting
67. “I’m very tired.” “You really should stop _____ and go to bed.”
A. to study B. from studying C. of studying D. studying
68. Your hair wants _____. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being but
69. “Why don’t you use the carving knife?” “It needs _____.”
A. sharpened B. being sharp C. sharpening D. to sharpen
70. No one had told Smith about _____ a lecture the following day.
A. there being B. there be C. there would be D. there was
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