1. Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard

2. Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures ________ in your mind instead of before your eyes.

A. to form B. form C. forming D. having formed

3. The man insisted ________ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.

A. find B. to find C. on finding D. in finding

4. The old man, ________ abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.

A. to work B. working C. to have worked D. having worked

5. You were silly not ________ your car.

A. to lock B. to have locked C. locking D. having locked

6. Don’t leave the water ________ while you brush your teeth.

A. run B. running C. being run D. to run

7. When flint ________ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.

A. introducing B. introduced C. introduce D. being introduced

8. “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ________ out of the window.

A. looking B. to look C. looked D. having looked

9. My advisor encouraged ________ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take

10. ________ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited

11. Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, ________ as 3M.

A. knowing B. known C. being known D. to be known

12. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can’t have time to ________ before the party.

A. get changed B. get change C. get changing D. get to change

13. ________ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to stay another two days off the farm.

A. Attracting B. Attracted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted

14. I don’t know whether you happen ________ , but I’m going to study in the U. S. A. this September.

A. to be heard B. to be hearing C. to hear D. to have heard

15. The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ________ the film stars had left.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told

16. Having been ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time ________ the exam.

A. pass B. to pass C. passed D. passing

17. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all.

A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared

18. ________ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.

A. Not completing B. Not completed

C. Not having completed D. Having not completed

19. If you are planning to spend your money having fun this week, better ________ it—you’ve got some big bills coming.

A. forget B. forgot C. forgetting D. to forget

20. According to a recent U. S. survey, children spend up to 25 hours a week ________ TV.

A. to watch B. to watching C. watching D. watch

21. The flu is believed ________ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.

A. cause B. being caused C. to be caused D. to have caused

22. The flowers ________ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A. to smell B. smelling C. smelt D. to be smelt

23. The disc, digitally ________ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.

A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded