175. --- Were you busy last weekend?　　 --- Very . Rather than _______ time playing cards as usual I devoted every effort to _____ to an advertisement.　　 A. waste; make　 B. wasting; making　 C. to waste; make　　 D. a waste of; making

174. --- Helen, will you de at the party tonight?　　 --- Yes, but I have so much homework to do that I really___________.　　 A. can’t　 B. mustn’t　　 C. won’t　　 D. shouldn’t

173. --- _________ you got in touch with Mr. Smith?　　 --- Through a friend of mine.　　 A. It was how that　 B. How was it　 C. How was it that　 D. Was it how that

172. _________ after a long walk, Henry called and said he couldn’t come to our meeting.　　 A. Having worn out　 B. Being worn out　 C. To wear out　 D. Worn out

171. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _________. 　　A. to repair bicycles　　　 B. bicycles repaired　 C. bicycles being repaired　 D. repairing bicycles

170. --- Would you like some wine?　　 --- I don’t drink wine as a rule, but I don’t mind a glass _________.　　 A. all the time　 B. more or less　 C. at any time　 D. once in a while

169. A computer does only what thinking people __________.　　 A. have it do　 B. have it done　 C. have done it　 D. having it done

168. --- Mum , why do you always make me eat an egg every day?　　 --- _________ enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.　　 A. Get　　 B. Getting　 C. To get　 D. To be getting

167. --- ______ did you like his speech?　　 --- Not bad, but I didn’t agree with _________ he did.　　 A. What; that　　 B. How ; everything　 C. Why; what　 D. How; anything

166. --- Have you posted the letter for me?　　 --- I’m sorry, I forgot. But I _________ it this afternoon.　　 A. am going to post　 B. am posting　 C. am to post　 D. will post