30. There was a terrible noise _______ the sudden burst of Tight.

　　 A. followed　　　　　 B. following　　　　 C. to be followed　　　 D. being followed

29. "Can you read?" Mary said 　　　　to the notice.

　　 A. angrily, pointing　　 B. and point angrily　　 C. angrily, pointed　　 D. and angrily pointing

28. English is a language ______ in many countries.

　　 A. spoken　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　 C. be spoken　　　　 D. to speak

27. Most of the artists ______ to the party 'were from South Africa.

　　 A. invited　　　　　　 B. to invite　　　　　　 C. being invited　　　 D. had been invited

26. Do you know the boy _______ under the big tree?

　 　A. lay　　　　　　　 B. lain　　　　　　　　 C. laying　　　　　　 D. lying

25. The computer centre, ______ last year is very popular among the students in this school.

　　　 A. open　　　　　　　 B. opening　　　　　 C. having opened　　 D. opened.

24. Mrs Smith warned her daughter ____ after drinking.

　　　 A. never to drive　　　 B. to never drive　　　 C. never driving　　　 D. never drive.

23. The murder was brought in, with his hands _______ behind his back.

　　　 A. being tied　　　　　 B. having tied　　 　　 C. to be tied　　　　　 D. tied

22. It is no use _____to come now. He is busy.

　　　 A. ask him　　　　　 B. to ask him　　　　 C. that you ask him　　 D. asking him

21. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer.

　　　 A. to invent　　　　　 B. inventing　　　　　 C. to have invented　　 D. having invented