1.Mathelde preferred ___at home to ___to the palace with just a flower. A.to stay, to B.staying, going
C.staying, to D.to stay, going
2.___with Paris, London is large .
A.Comparing B.Be compared C.To compare D.Compared
3.The boss wanted to get the workers ___the strike .
A.call off B.to call off C.called off D.calling off
4.Is there anything you want from downtown? I’m going to get those letters _____. A.to mail B.mailing C.mailed
5.He was so foolish ___his car unclocked .
A. to leave B.that leave C.as to leave D.for him to leave
6.Why do you stand and watch the milk ____over.
A.boiling B.being boiling C.from boiling D.boiled
7.I regret ____you that we are unable to offer you employment.
A.informing B.having informed C.to inform D.to informing
8.Get ___quickly, or you will be late for the concert.
A.dressing B.to dress C.yourself dress D.dressed
9.Excuse me, but it’s time to have your temperature ____.
A.taking B.to be taking C.take D.taken
10.This book is worthy of ___twice.
A.reading B.read C.having read D.being read
11.Why do you have the lights ____all night long ?
A.burn B.to burn C.burning D.burned
12.Before he came to London, he had never heard a single English word _____. A.speaking B.spoken C.to be spoken
13.She suggested ___for an outing next Sunday .
A.go B.to go C.going D.gone
14.I won’t have you ___up and down all day .
A.to run B.run C.running D.ran
15.____ill worried my parents greatly.
A.I fell B.Me falling C.My falling D.I falling
16.Columbus was considered ____the great land of America .
A.having discovered B.discovering
C.to have discovered D. to discover