8. As the twentieth century came to a close , the raw materials for a great national literature were at hand, waiting___________.(2006湖南)

A. to use　　　　　 B. to be used　　　　 C. to have used　　　　　 D. to be using

7. If you think that treating a woman well means always_______ her permission for things, think again. (2006湖南)

A. gets　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　　 D. getting

6. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket__________ the desert.(2006湖南)

A. covering　　　　　 B. covered　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　 D. to cover

5. ______for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits. (2006福建卷)

A. Blaming　　　　　 B. Blamed　　 C. To blame　　　　　 D. To be blamed

4. We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, _______ that all children like these things. (2006全国(3))

A. thinking B. think　 C. to think　　　 D. thought

3.______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize. ( 2006全国(1、2))

A. Surprising　　　 B. Surprised　　 C. Being surprised　 D. To be surprising

2.--- There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man. ( 2006江苏卷)

　 --- My goodness! I can’t imagine _________ that old.

　 A. to be　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have been　　　　　 C. being　　　　　　　　　　 D. having been

1. The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, ______ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds. ( 2006江苏卷)

　 A. who　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

35. 　　　　with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice. (2005北京春)

A. To face　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Having faced

C. Faced　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Facing

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34. He hurried to the station only ________that the train had left. (2005广东)

　　 A. to find　 B. finding　　 C. found　 D. to have found