26. (1)---Do you mind ___ here?　　 --- Sorry, it isn't allowed.

A. if I smoke　 B. smoking　 C. my smoking　 D. to smoke　

(2)It's very cold today. Would you mind ___ the window?

A. my closing　 B. closing　 C. if I close　 D. to close

(3)Would you mind ___ for me for f few minutes?

A. wait　 B. your waiting　 C. waiting　 D. if you wait

24. (1)AC(2)D(3)B(4)C　 25. (1)A(2)A(3)AB(4)A

21.(1)D(2)A(3)C　　 22.(1)B(2)D(3)C　　 23.(1)C(2)D(3)C(4)C(5)C(6)D(7)CD(8)D(9)D　

25. (1) I'm sorry to have kept you ___ so long.

A. waiting　 B. to wait　　 C. waiting for　　 D. wait

(2)The heavy rain kept us ___ out.

A. from going　 B. going　 C. to go　 D. with going

(3)Why do you keep ___ the same mistake?

A. on making　　 B. making　　 C. to make　 D. make

(4)Your papers must be kept ____ again later.

A. to be read　 B. reading　 C. from reading　 D. to read

24. (1) No one can stop us ___ out our plan.

A. carrying　 B. to carry　 C. from carrying　 D. carried　

(2)The man stopped a schoolboy ___ him the way.

A. ask　 B. asking　 C. from asking　 D. to ask

(3)Stop ___, please. Let's begin our class.

A. to talk　　 B. talking　　 C. from talking　 D. talk　

(4)She reached the top of the hill and stopped ___ on a big rock by the side of the path.　

A. to have rested　 B. resting　 C. to rest　 D. rest

23. (1) ___ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.

(2)___ is no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has already been settled.

(3) ____ is unnecessary for you to explain it to us any more.　　

　 (4)____ is at least ten years since I left school.

(5) Hurry up! ___ is going to snow.　　　

　 　(6)___ is no doubt that he'll come.

(7)___ is no use arguing with such a man.

(8) ___ is no knowing what may happen in one hundred years' time.

(9) ___ is going to be an English composition contest this afternoon.

A. This　 B. That　 C. It　　 D. There

22. (1) Which do you find ___ to learn, Japanese or English?　　

(2)I find ___ to learn English than Japanese.

(3)Marked with numbers, the books can be found ___.

A. easy　 B. easier　 C. more easily　　 D. it much easier

21. (1) My little brother enjoys nothing but ___ to the pop music.

(2)My little brother does nothing all day but ___ to the pop music.

(3)My little brother had not choice but ___ to me.

A. listen　 B. listens　 C. to listen　　 D. listening

16.(1)A(2)D(3)C　 17.(1)B(2) A　 18.(1)B(2)A　　 19.(1)B(2)A　　 20.(1)C(2)A

20. (1) We don't allow ___ in the office because of the public health.

(2)We don't allow anyone ___ in the office because of the public health

A. to smoke　 B. to be smoking　 C. smoking　　 D. smoke