24. There is a great deal of evidence _________ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.

A. indicate　　　　　　　　　　 B. indicating

C. to indicate　　　　　　　　　 D. to be indicating

23. ___________ a little money, Jimmy was able to buy his mother a lovely birthday present.(上海市东昌中学2010届高三上学期期中测试)

A. To save　　　　　　　　 B. Saving

C. Having saved　　　　　　 D. Saved

22. The 8.8 quake in central Chile caused widespread damage, destroying lots of buildings and hundreds of thousands of people _________.

A. to affect　　　　　 B. affecting　　　　 C. affect　　　 D. affected

21. Doctor, I’m a lady of 48 _________ 80 kg. Can I lose weight by breathing exercise?(2010·福建省泉州市普通高中毕业班质量检查)

A. weighs　　　　　　　　　　　 B. weighing

C. is weighed　　　　　　　　　 D. weighed

20. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means __________ trouble.(2010·重庆五大名校高考模拟题五)

A. making　　　　　　　　 B. to make

C. to have made　　　　　　 D. having made

19. _________ him before, I didn?t recognize him.(2010·重庆五大名校高考模拟题三)

A. Having never seen　　　　　　　　 B. Never seeing

C. Not seeing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having not seen

18. -She should not have done that sort of thing.

-Whatever she did was reasonable, _________ to what you had done. Besides,

It’s none of your business. Get down to __________ your lessons. (2010·重庆五大名校高考模拟题二)

A. compared; doing　　　　　　　　 B. comparing; doing

C. compared; do　　　　　　　　　　 D. comparing; do

17. There is nothing more I can try _________ you to stay, so I wish you good luck.(2009届泰安高三一模考试)

A.persuading　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. being persuaded

C.to be persuaded　 　　　　　　　　　　D. to persuade

16. It’s quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth __________ and his eyes .(2008·重庆五大名校模拟题一)

A. closed; open　　　　　　　　　　 B. closing; opened

C. closing; open　　　　　　　　　 D. closing; opening

15. __________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

A. To be tired　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tired

C. Tiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Being tired