The workers were working from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. that day, only ____ once at noon to have their lunch.
A.to stop | B.stopping |
C.to have stopped | D.having stopped |
in running for head of the department, which most colleagues had not expected, made her parents very upset.
A.Lucy was defeated |
B.Lucy being defeated |
C.Lucy’s been defeated |
D.Lucy's being defeated |
---- Did you ______ the concert yesterday evening?
---- Sorry, I didn’t have enough time. I really regret ______ my homework earlier.
A.attend; not to finish |
B.join; not finishing |
C.take part in; having not finished |
D.attend; not having finished |
--- I can’t carry the luggage.It’s so heavy.
--- Why not have someone strong enough_______ you a hand then?
A.give | B.to give |
C.giving | D.to have given |
He keeps himself._____of the current events by reading three newspapers a day.
A.informing | B.to inform |
C.informed | D.to be informed |
After pains-taking efforts, he eventually concluded that the principle he stuck _______ true.
A.to proved | B.to proving |
C.to be proved | D.to being proved |
First _______ in 1926, the opera Turandot still attracts audience from all over the world.
A.perform | B.performing |
C.to perform | D.performed |
For some students, professional training might be the way to go since well-developed skills, _______ , can be the difference between having a job and not.
A.all other factors are equal |
B.all other factors to be equal |
C.all other factors being equal |
D.if all other factors being equal |
______ his opinions more clearly, he used some body language.
A.Express | B.Expressing |
C.Expressed | D.To express |
_____ with so much trouble,we failed to complete the task on time.
A.Faced | B.Face | C.Facing | D.To face |
She sat at her desk, with her eyes ______ on the book, ______ in its plot.
A.fixing; absorbing | B.fixed; absorbed |
C.fixed; absorbing | D.fixing; absorbed |
Though a typhoon is on the way,people are still looking forward _________ the outdoor concert.
A.to canceling | B.not to canceling |
C.not to cancel | D.to not canceling |
The successful candidate will be adaptable, take ownership of and develop in the role by taking initiative, being motivated and ________ high standards.
A.ensured | B.to ensure | C.ensuring | D.to be ensured |
There he was,standing still where I had left him and opening his mouth as if some-thing.
A.to say | B.saying |
C.to be saying | D.having said |