C. so that to get not involved
D. so that not to get involved
27.______ in a seemingly endless war, the general was forced to evaluate the situation again. (93.1/59)
A. Since the loss of 50,00 soldiers
B. Because of 50,00 soldiers
C. 50,000 soldiers were lost
D. Having lost over 50,000 soldiers
28.The minister had his secretaries_____ a press conference. (93.1/62)
A. arranging B. to arrange
C. arrange D. arranged
29.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate_____ from you sometime. (93.1/66)
A. hearing B. to hea
r C. having heard D. to have heard
30.Jean didn’t have the time to go to the concert last night because she was busy_____ for her
examination. (93.6/41)
A. preparing B. to be prepared
C. to prepare D. being prepared
31.After_____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test. (93.6/44)
A. having interviewed B. being interviewed
C. interviewed D. interviewing
32.Having no money but_____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner. (93.6/47)
A. not wanting anyone
B. not to want anyone
C. wanted no one
D. to want no one
33.Mr. Johnson preferred_____ heavier work to do. (93.6/61)
A. to be giving B. to have given
C. to be given D. having given
34.I remember_____ to help us if we ever got into trouble. (93.6/62)
A. once offering B. him once offering
C. him to offer D. to offer him
35.Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room_____.
(94.1/44)
A. to send it to B. to send it
C. to be sent to D. to have it sent
36.While_____ the sun, the satellite has sent more than four billion bits of information back to
earth. (94.1/50)
A. having orbited B. being orbited
C. having been orbited D. orbiting
37.Could you find someone_______? (94.1/63)
A. for me to play tennis with
B. for me to play tennis
C. play tennis with
D. playing tennis with
38.In Australia the Asians make their influence_____ in business large and small. (94.1/67)
A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to be felt
39.This program will examine the writer’s books in details, _____ introduction to her life. (94.
1/70)
A. following B. having following C. being followed D. to be followed
40.Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs______ carefully in her hands. ( 94.6/45)
A. were held B. to be held C. held D. holding
41.My sister’s professor had her______ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to
the committee. ( 94.6/49)
A. rewrite B. to rewrite C. rewritten D. rewriting
42.Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper______ it closely. (94.6/52)
A. followed B. to follow C. following D. being following
43.He asked______ since he had been chairman for seven years. (94.6/67)
A. not to be re-elected B. to be not re-elected
C. not to have been re-elected D. to have not been re-elected
44.Homework______ on time will lead to better grades. (95.1/44)
A. done B. be done C. having done D. to have been done