much English troubled him a lot.

A．His not knowing      B．Not he knowing  C．His having not known    D．His not known

                 , Mary had to stay at home to look after her.

A．Being ill     B．To be ill           C．Her mother was ill D．Her mother being ill

 There is                  what may happen.

 A. not saying    B. no saying         C. not to say       D. saying not

 We hoped____  _ being there would make the work easier.

     A. he          B. him              C. his             D. himself

--- Don’t you think a trip to the ocean would be nice?

--- I dislike 　　　　　　　　 in salt water.

A. swimming　　 B. for me to swim　　 C. to swim　　　　 D. swim

 Miss Joan’s bad habit is                  without thorough understanding.

 A. read        B. being read         C. to be read       D. reading

 We can’t understand                   at the poor little match- girl.

 A. they laugh       B. their laughing        C. them to laugh      D. them way laugh

--- It’s difficult to make money as a artist.

--- Have you considered　　　　　　　　 a course in business for artist?

　 A. to take　　 B. about taking　　　 C. your take　　　 D. taking

 They wouldn’t allow him                  across the enemy line.

 A. risk going    B. risking to go      C. going to risk    D. to risk going

 The squirrel was lucky that it just missed                 .

 A. catching       B. to be caught      C. being caught    D. to catch