15．Peter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office，but our work ________，we refused the offer.

A．not finishing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．was not finished

C．not being finished　 　　　　　　　　　　　D．not having finished

答案　C

14．________ everything into consideration，the manager was sure of his success in the deal.

A．To take　 　　　　　B．Taking　　　　　 C．Taken 　　　　　D．Being taken

答案　B

解析　take...into consideration把……考虑进来。“Taking everything into consideration”在句中为非谓语动词作状语，take与句子的主语是主谓关系，故用现在分词表主动。句意为：全面考虑后，经理确信他这次交易会成功。

13．The girl ________ Japanese when she was in Japan.Now she can speak it freely.

A．made out　 　　　　B．picked out　　　 　C．made up　　　 　D．picked up

答案　D

12．I’ve lived here for twenty years，but I don’t know the family ________ next to my door.

A．to live　 　　　　　B．lived 　　　　　C．living　 　　　D．live

答案　C

解析　考查非谓语动词形式。句意为：我在这儿生活了20年，但是我不认识住在我隔壁的那家人。在but引导的句子中，主语和谓语已经完整了，缺定语，排除B、D两项；而不定式作定语表将来，排除A项，故选C项。