He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity________.
| A．losing | B．being lost | C．to be losing | D．lost |
One third of the Ukrainian population live in the eastern region near Russia and speak Russian, most of them ______ closer to Russia.
| A．are feeling | B．feel | C．feeling | D．are felt |
Walking around, I found the city was full of people__________ for the festival.
| A．wearing | B．had new clothes on |
| C．dressing up | D．dressed up |
_____ in Harvard is _____ most students wish for.
| A．Being educated; what | B．To educate; that |
| C．Eduacted; which | D．Educating; everything |
Every book ______ from the library should be returned on time．
| A．borrow | B．to borrow |
| C．borrowing | D．borrowed |
______ a new house is impossible for the young couple because they haven't saved enough money．
| A．Buy | B．Buying |
| C．Bought | D．Having bought |
The best way ______ how to drive a car is to practice with a driving instructor．
| A．learnt | B．learning |
| C．to learn | D．to be learnt |
To my surprise, I hurried to the lecture hall only ______ that the lecture had been cancelled.
| A．to be informed | B．being informed | C．to inform | D．informing |
“thanks” is polite when someone has done you a favour, but saying it too often is quite another thing.
| A．Though saying | B．If saying | C．Saying | D．In spite of saying |
He made up his mind to devote his life _______ pollution _______ happily.
| A．to prevent; to live | B．to prevent; from living |
| C．to preventing; to live | D．to preventing; living |