98. _____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ to death.

A. Seeing; frightened　　 　　　　 B. Seeing; frightening

C. Seen; frighten 　　　　　　　　 D. To see; frightening

97. _____ as the most excellent student in her university, as most classmates had expected, made her parents very happy.

A. Mary was chosen　　　　　 　　　B. Mary chosen

C. Mary being chosen　　　　 　　　D. Mary’s being chosen

96. At no time does the salesgirl get up late in the morning, for she is always too busy _____ a good rest.

A. to take 　　　　 B. taking 　 　C. took 　　D. taken

95. It was _____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A. to have played 　B. playing　　C. played 　D. having played

94. ____ he’s only been learning English for a year, he speaks it very well.

A. Considered 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Considering

C. Having considered 　　　　　　 D. To consider

93. --- I hear Warren _____ in a middle school.

　--- What? I can’t imagine him _____ as a teacher.

A. teaches; working 　　　　　　　 B. teaches; work

C. teach; to work 　　　　　　　　 D. teach; working

92. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

　A. completed; lighted　　　 　　　　B. completing; lighting

　C. completing; lighted　　　 　　　D. completed; lighting

91. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

　A. Tiring; to admire 　　　　　　 B. Being tired; admiring

　C. Tired; to admire 　　　　　　　 D. Tired; admiring

90. The performance of the host, _____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

　A. had intended 　　B. intended　 C. being intended 　D. to intend

89. Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community.

　A. being connected 　　　　　　　　 B. connect

　C. having connected 　　　　　　　 D. be connected