1. I can’t stand ________ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses________talking while she was working.
A. working; stopping B. to work; stopping
C. working; to stop D. to work; to stop
2. Don’t sit there________nothing. Come and help me with this table.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. and doing
3. The wild flower looked like a soft orange blanket________the desert.
A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover
4. Tom’s never willing to alter any of his opinions. It’s no use________with him.
A. to argue B. arguing C. argued D. having argued
5. The storm left,________a lot of damage to this area.
A. caused B. to have caused C. to cause D. having caused
6.________ , the more expensive the camera, the better its quality.
A. General speaking B. Speaking general
C. Generally speaking D. Speaking generally
7. “You can’t catch me!” Jane shouted,________away.
A. run B. running C. to run D. ran
8. I could’t do my homework with all that noise________ .
A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. to go on
9. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk________the good opportunity.
A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost
10.________for many years, the two brothers can’t recognize each other.
A. Being separated B. Having separated
C. Having been separated D. To be separated
11. The manager,________it clear to us that he didn’t agree with us, left the meeting room.
A. who has made B. having made C. made D. making
12. I really can’t understand________her like that.
A. you treat B. you to treat C. why treat D. you treating
13. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and
________ jokes.
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
14. 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
15. Don’t leave the water________while you brush your teeth.
A. run B. running C. being run D. to run
16. According to a recent survey, children spend up to 25 hours a week ________ TV.
A. to watch B. to watching C. watching D. watch
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found________in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked
