8.　　　　 When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door, ____”Sorry to miss y0u; will call later”　　　 A. read　 　B. reads　 　C. to read　　 D. reading　 (NMET 1999)

7.　　　　 Robert is said ____ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.(NMET 1999)

A. to have studied B. to study　　 C. to be studying　 D. to have been studying

6.　　　　 European football is played in 80 countries, ____it the most popular sports in the world. A. making　　　 　B. makes　　　　 C. made　　　　　 　D. to make　　 (NMET 1998)

5.　　　　 Cleaning women in big cities usually get ____by the hour.　　　　　 (NMET 1998)

A. pay　　　　　 　B. paying　　　　 C. paid　　　　　　 D. to pay

4.　　　　 The Olympic Games, _____in 776BC, did not include women players until 1912.

A. first played　 　　　　　　　　　B. to be first played　 　　　　　(NMET1997)

C. first playing　　　 　　　　　　　D. to be first playing

3.　　　　 I would love ___to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. 　

A. to go　　　　 　B having gone　　 C. going　　　　　 D. to have gone(NMET1997)

2.　　　　 _____in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.　　　　 (NMET 1996)

A. Losing　　 　　B. Having lost　 C. Lost　　　　　　 D. To lose

1.　　　　 The patient was warned _____oily food after the operation.　　　　　 (NMET 1996)

A. to not eat　　 　B. eating not　　 C. not to eat　　　 D. not eating

37. Mrs. Taylor has _________ 8-year-old daughter who has _________ gift for painting-she has won two national prizes.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　(Zhejiang 2005)

　 A．a; a 　　　 B．an; the 　　 C．an; a　　　 　　D．the; a

Key:

1-20: 　ACCBD BABCC CACBC CAABD 　　21-37: BABBD BABDB BADCB BC

36. If you grow up in ______ large family, you are more likely to develop ______ ability to get on well with ________others.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　(Jiangxi 2005)

A．/; an; the　 B．a; the; /　　 C．the; an; the　　 D．a; the; the