1. ______ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A. To give
B. Having given
C. Given
D. Giving
2. The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A. to be written
B. written
C. being written
D. having written
3. The missing boys were last seen ______ near the river.
A. to play
B. play
C. to be playing
D. playing
4. ______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A. To lose
B. Lost
C. Having los
D. Losing
5. When passing me he pretended ______ me.
A. to see
B. not having seen
C. to have not seen
D. not to have seen
6. The children insisted ______ there on foot.
A. they going
B. they would go
C. on their going
D. going
7. He still remembers ______ to Shanghai when he was very young.
A. taking
B. being taken
C. taken
D. having taken
8. ______ the railway station, we had a break, only ______ the train had left.
A. Arriving at; to find
B. Coming to; discovering that
C. On arriving at; finding out
D. Hurrying to; to have found out
9. With the boy ______ the way, we had no trouble ______ the way ______ to Zhongshan Park.
A. leading; finding; leading
B. to lead; found; to lead
C. led; finding; led
D. leading; found; led
10. ______ these pictures, I couldn’t help thinking of those days when I was in Being and ______ from the top of a thirty-stored building, Beijing looks more beautiful.
A. Seeing; seen
B. Seen; seeing
C. Seeing; seeing
D. Seen; seen
11. I can hardly imagine Peter ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. (NMET)
A. to have sailed
B. to sail
C. sailing
D. sail
12. If you wave your book in front of your face, you can feel the air ______ against your face. (MET)
A. moved
B. moving
C. moves
D. to move
13. ______ is known to all, China will be an ______ and powerful country in 20 or 30 years’ time.
A. That; advancing
B. This; advanced
C. As; advanced
D. It; advancing
14. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ______ into buying something they don’ t really need.
A. persuade
B. persuading
C. being persuaded
D. be persuaded
15. There was terrible noise ______ the sudden burst of light. (MET)
A. followed
B. following
C. to be followed
D. being followed
