It is necessary for children to exchange ideas with parents from time to time so that the generation gap between parents and children can be _____.

A. releasedB. replaced

C. narrowedD. disappeared

I ____ in a foreign trade company for three years. Still, I don’t regret giving up the job and living with my family.

A. workedB. have worked

C. had workedD. have been working

As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, _____.

A. the more for life are you equipped

B. the more equipped for life you are

C. the more for life you are equipped for

D. you are equipped the more for life

To improve spoken English, Lucy ____ at least one hour each day to recite English texts.

A. sets offB. sets aside

C. sets downD. sets out

You may imagine what great difficulty I had_________ complicated ideas in simple English.

A. expressing B. to express

C. expressedD. express

---What do you think of his talk on Information Technology?

---Oh, excellent. It’s worth_____________.

A. listening toB. being listened to

C. listeningD. to be listened to

The volunteers are reminded of taking everything_________ to them before leaving the hotel.

A. belongs B. belonged

C. belongingD. to belong

I agree with most of what her lecture said, but I don’t agree with ____ she said.

A. everythingB. something

C. anythingD. nothing

I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good______.

A. to breatheB. to be breathed

C. breathingD. being breathed

He stayed up too late every night, _____ to catch up with his classmates.

A. having determinedB. being determined

C. determined D. to determine