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

　 ---Why not ______by boat for a change?

　 a. to try going　　 b. trying to go　　 c. to try and go　　 d. try going

13. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ______ some schools for poor children.

　 a. set up　　　 b. setting up　　　 c. have set up　　　 d. having set up

12. ______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

　 a. Exposed　　　 b. Having exposed　　　 c. Being exposed　　　 d. After being exposed

11. Just after putting away the dishes, ______.

　 a. the doorbell tang loud　　　 b. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

　 c. someone knocked at the door　　　 d. the doorbell was rung

10. Please excuse ______ you.

　 a. me to delay　　　 b. for me to delay　　　 c. for my delaying　　　 d. my delaying

9. ---Let me tell you something about the journalists.

　 ---Don’t you remember ______ me the story yesterday?

　 a. told　　　 b. telling　　　 c. to tell　　　 d. to have told

8. ---I’m afraid you’ll have to come to an interview before we decide whether we’ll hire you.

　 ---That’s OK. I wouldn’t mind ______.

　 a. interview　　　 b. interviewing　　　 c. being interviewed　　　 d. having interviewed

7. ---Do you mean ______ a ballet dancer?

　 ---Yes.

　 ---But training to be a ballet dancer means ______ at least six hours every day.

　 a. being, practicing　　 b. to be, practicing　　 c. to be, to practise　　 d. being, to practise

6. I can hardly stand his rude manners. I object ______ like a child.

　 a. to being treated　　　 b. being treated　　　 c. to be treated　　　 d. to treat

5. ---What do you think his job is in the restaurant?

　 ---Just ______ plates and dishes in the kitchen.

　 a. wash　　　 b. washing　　　 c. to be washing　　　 d. of washing