27.(　 ) --- Why were you so late?

　　　 --- I had a hard time　 _________ up this morning.

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

26.(　 ) Journalists ought to avoid _________ mistakes in their reports.

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

25.(　 ) --- Do you feel like _________ there or shall we take a bus?

　　　 --- I’d like to walk. But since there isn’t much time _______ , I’d rather you _____ a taxi.

　　　 A. to walk; to leave; hired　　　　　 B. to walk; left; hired

　　　 C. walking; left; hired　　　　　　 D. walking; left; hiring

24.(　 ) I didn’t mind _________ home, but my brother preferred __________ a taxi.

　　　 A. walking; getting　 B. to walk; get　 C. walking; to get　 D. walk; getting

23.(　 ) The old man wanted to leave here , because he just couldn’t stand ________ in the noisy room.

　　　 A. to sleep　　　 B. sleep　　　　 C. sleeping　　　　　 D. being slept

22.(　 ) Such books are not worthy _________________ at all.

　　　 A. of being read　 B. being read　　　 C. reading　　　　 D. to read

21.(　 ) --- What do you think of the book?

　　　 --- Oh, excellent. It’s worth _________ a second time.

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

20.(　 ) All the students are now busy ___________ their lessons for the _______ examinations.

　　　 A. to review; coming　 B. review; come　 C. reviewing; coming　 D. to review; to come

19.(　 ) You look tired after the walk. You’d better have a rest.

　　　 ---- I don’t feel like _________ now.

　　　 A. to sleep　　　 B. asleep　　　　 C. sleeping　　　 D. to be sleeping

18.(　 ) The spring Festival is coming. I’m busy _______ the room. There is no time ______ to the shop.

　　　　 A. cleaning; to go　 b. to clean; going　 C. cleaning; going　 D. to clean; to go