On entering the office, I found Mr. Thompson _____ at the desk and _____ something.
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A
seated； write
B
seated； writing
C
seat； write
D
seating； writing
_____ how to express the idea in English, he turned to the dictionary.
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A
Does not know
B
Not knowing
C
Knowing not
D
Not to know
I had Helen's brother _____ the windows, but Helen had them _____ instead.
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A
to clean； cleaned
B
cleaned； cleaned
C
cleaning； cleaned
D
clean； cleaned
"Can't you read?" Mary said _____ to the notice.
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A
angrily pointing
B
and point angrily
C
angrily pointed
D
and angrily pointing
He went out without an umbrella , __________ in the rain.
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A
risked being caught
B
risking being caught
C
risked to be caught
D
risking to be caught.
The library needs ______,but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.
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A
cleaning
B
be cleaned
C
clean
D
being cleaned
—What do you think of the book? —Oh , excellent. It’s worth ______a second time.
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A
to read
B
to be read
C
reading
D
being read
Little Jim should love _____to the theatre this evening.
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A
to be taken
B
to take
C
being taken
D
taking
The squirrel was lucky that it just missed___________.
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A
catching
B
to be caught
C
being caught
D
to catch
Charles Babbage is generally considered______-the first computer.
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A
to invent
B
inventing
C
to have invented
D
having invented
_________a reply, he decided to write a sixth letter.
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A
Not receiving
B
Not to receive
C
Not having received
D
Having not received
The secretary worked late into the night, ______a long speech for the president.
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A
to prepare
B
preparing
C
prepared
D
was preparing
To master a foreign language,______.
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A
a lot of practice is needed
B
it needs a lot of practice
C
practice is in need of
D
one needs a lot of practice
They have had a long and bitter struggle _____their living conditions.
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A
to improving
B
for improving
C
to improve
D
improve
Tom kept quiet about the accident _______lose his job.
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A
not in order to
B
so as not to
C
in order to not
D
not so as to
The murderer was brought in ,with his hands ______behind his back.
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A
being tied
B
having tied
C
to be tied
D
tied