9.　　　 How much time does the pianist spend ___ piano each day?

A. practising playing the B. to practise to play the　 C. to practise playing　 D. practising to play

8.　　　 Seeing the teacher ___ the classroom, the boy pretended ___ English.

A. walk in, to read B. entering, to be reading　 C. coming in, reading　 D. to go to, to have read

7.　　　 I delayed ___ your letter because I had been away for a week.

A. answering　 B. writing　 C. to post　 D. to sending

6.　　　 He suggested ___ a talk with the manager but I thought the manager’s expression suggested that

　 he ____ to the plan.

A.　 have, would not agree B. to have, not agree　 C. having, not agree D. having, didn’t agree

5.　　　 The parents were　 ___ with their ___ son.

A.　　 disappointed, disappointed B. disappointing, disappointing　

　　 C. disappointing, disappointed　 D. disappointed, disappointing

4.　　　 ____ who she was, the salesgirl was rude to her.

A. Realizing not　 B. Having not realizing　 C. Not being realized　 D. Not realizing

3.　　　 Mary said that she wouldn’t mind ____ alone at home.

A. leaving　 B. leave　 C. to be left　 D. being left

2.　　　 Do you think it any good ___ again?

A. to try　 B. trying　 D. try　 D. to be tried

1.　　　 --- I usually go there by train.

--- Why not ___ by boat for a change?

　 A. try going　 B. tying to go　 C. to try going　 D. to try and go

Bob was very musical child who spent a 　　　　　　　　　　　 1. ___

lot of time practise the piano. He made great 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. ___

progress. He begged his parents borrow a pi- 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3. ___ ano, so he could practise more and more. Lat- 　 　　　　　　　 4. ___

er, he persuaded them to send him Paris 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. ___

which he studied for five years and joined a 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6. ___

group of musicians. He earned very little 　　　　　　　　　　　　 7. ___

money that he didn’t have to pay tax. He 　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. ___

liked to help young people who were into 　　　　　　　　　　　 9. ___ trouble, though he himself was often out of

the work. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10. ___