5. A. farmers　　 B. friends　　 C. men　　　　　 D. wives

4. A. got　　　 　B. had　　　　 C. remained　　　 D. was

3. A. all　　　　 B. any　　　　 C. every　　　　　 D. no

2. A. Later　　　 　B. However　　 C. But　　　　　 D. Finally

1. A. come　　　 　B. called　　　 C. invited　　　　 D. collected

10. 　　　　is easier than 　　　.

　　　 A. Talking , to do B. To talk , doing　　　　　 C. Talking , doing　　　　 D. Talking , done

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One day newly-wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were 　1　 　and the field was searched long but in vain.　 2　 , when the potatoes were harvested, 　3　 　one looked out for the ring but it 　4　 　lost. Another year came round and all the 　5　 　working in the field kept their 　6　 　open. The following year was 　7 . And year after year, whoever had business in the 　8 　always had Nancy’s 　9　 　in his mind.

Then the 　10 　changed hands but it went 　11 　farther than to cousins. So the 　12 　of lost ring remained alive 　13 　thirty-eight years had passed. They came a 　14 　day when a man was ploughing the field 　15 　a pair of horse. Even after thirty-eight years he 　16 　looked out for the ring, and 　17 　just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he 　18 　it. He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, 　19 　his horses, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it in Nancy’s 　20　 .

9. Our greatest pleasure is 　　　.

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

8. Seeing is 　　　.

　　　 A. believing　　　　　 B. to be believe　　　　　　 C. to believing　　　　　　　 D. being believes

7. The thief ran so fast that he missed 　　　.

　　　 A. catching　　　　　　 B. to be caught　　　　　　　 C. being caught　　　 　　　 D. to catch

6. I was surprised at 　　　　the task so soon.

　　　 A. his completed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. his having completed　　　　

C. his having completing　　　　　　　　　　 D. him completed