15. The suspect at last admitted ____ stolen goods but denied ____ them.
A. receiving...selling
B. to receive...to sell
C. to receiving...to selling
D. to have received...to have sold
14. He is very busy ____ his papers. He is far too busy ____ callers.
A. to write...to receive B. writing...to receive
C. writing...receiving D. to write...for receiving
13. It is no use ____ me not to worry.
A. you tell B. your telling
C. for you to have told D. having told
12. It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
A. sleep B. to sleeping C. slept D. to sleep
11. You can't help ____ commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one advertisement or another.
A. to hear B. to be heard
C. hearing D. with hearing
10. Your shirt needs ____. You'd better have it done today.
A. iron B. to iron
C. ironing D. being ironed
9. If I had remembered ____ the door, the things would not have been stolen.
A. to lock B. locking
C. to have locked D. having locked
8. He thought that ____.
A. the job was not worth to do
B. the job was not worthy doing
C. the job was not worth being done
D. the job was not worthy to be done
7. They are considering ____ before the prices go up.
A. of buying the house B. with buying the house
C. buying the house D. to buy the house
6. No one can avoid ____ by advertisements.
A. to be influenced B. being influenced
C. influencing D. having influence