She asked me ___________ the news to him.
| A．not tell | B．to not tell | C．not telling | D．not to tell |
Karan rented a _________ flat and had it _______ pink for the coming Christmas.
| A．furnishing; painted | B．furnishing; painting |
| C．furnished; painting | D．furnished; painted |
_______to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
| A．Exposing | B．Being exposed | C．Having exposed | D．Exposed |
Hearing the news, she rushed out, _____ the book _____ on the table, and disappeared into the distance.
| A．left; lain open | B．left; lay open | C．leaving; lie opened | D．leaving; lying open |
On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ______ the luggage ______ on the floor, and ______ in the dark.
| A．left, lied, disappeared | B．leaving, lying, disappeared |
| C．leaving, lie, disappeared | D．left, lay, disappear |
The old man sat in front of the radio every evening, ______ his favorite program.
| A．dying to hear | B．was dying to hear | C．dying to have heard | D．is dying for hearing |
Film has a much shorter history, especially when __________ such art forms as music and painting.
| A．having compared to | B．comparing with | C．compare with | D．compared with |
He is often listened __________ English songs, but this time we had him _________ a Russian song.
| A．to to sing; sing | B．to sing; to sing | C．sing; to sing | D．sing; sing |
Victor apologized for _________ to inform me of the change in the plane.
| A．his being not able | B．him not to be able |
| C．his not being able | D．him to be not able |
All the people present agreed that the matter required ___________.
| A．to look into | B．being looked into | C．to be looked | D．looking into |