14. I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything _____?

A. to be buying　　　　 B. to buy　　　　 C. for buying　　　 D. bought

13. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

A. put　　　　 B. to be putting　　　　 C. to put　　　 D. putting

12. An army spokesman stressed that all the soldiers had been ordered _____ clear warnings before firing any shots.

A. to issue　　 B. being issued　　　　　 C. to have issued　　　　 D. to be issued

11. Generally speaking, ______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.

A. when taking　　　 B. when taken　　　 C. when to take　　　　 D. when to be taken

10. The discovery of new evidence led to _____.

A. the thief having caught　　　　　 B. catch the thief

C. the thief being caught　　　　　 D. the thief to be caught

9. It is believed that if a book is ______, it will surely _____ the reader.

A. interested; interest　　　　　 B. interesting; be interested

C. interested; be interesting　　　　 D. interesting; interest

8. _____ times, he’ll make a first –class tennis player.

A. Having given　　　　 B. To give　　　 C. Giving　　　 D. Given

7. The teacher asked us _____ so much noise.

A. don’t make　　 B. not make　　 C. not making　　　　 D. not to make

6. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found ______ in the kitchen.

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

5. Mr Smith, ______ of the _____ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring　　　　 B. tiring; bored　　　 C. tired; bored　　　 D. tiring; boring