It was freezing last night, so they had the fire___ all night long.
| A．to burn | B．burned | C．burn | D．burning |
While watching TV, _.
| A．the telephone rang | B．the telephone was ringing |
| C．the telephone was heard ring | D．I heard the phone ringing |
It is a truth universally ______ that a single and rich man must be in want of a wife.
| A．achnowledging | B．achnowledged |
| C．be achnowledged | D．to achnowledge |
David apologized for _______to inform me of the change in the plan.
| A．his being not able | B．him not to be able |
| C．his not being able | D．him to be not able |
That is the only way we can imagine _______ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.
| A．reducing | B．to reduce | C．reduced | D．reduce |
Some 200 people were reported ______ in the earthquake which happened in Sichuan last month.
| A．were killed | B．to be killed | C．killing | D．to have been killed |
In the U.S, ______a tip is thought to be polite when paying the bill.
| A．leave | B．having left | C．leaving | D．being left |
The novel _______ in the conference just now was written by Mo Yan.
| A．talked about | B．being talked about |
| C．to be talked about | D．having been talked about |
The kangaroo was lucky. It just missed .
| A．catching | B．to be caught | C．to catch | D．being caught |
Chinese mothers are always using other people’s achievements as model their own children to achieve the same standard.
| A．to force | B．forced | C．forcing | D．being forced |