11. Today we have chat rooms, text messaging, emailing… but we seem ______ the art of communicating face-to-face. (2011 上海)
A. losing
B. to be losing
C. to be lost
D. having lost
10.—I wonder how much you charge for your services.
—The first two are free ______ the third costs $30.
A. while
B. until
C. when
D. before
9. At school, some students are active ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another. (2012 四川)
B. although
C. so
D. as
8. It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. ______ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. To have had
B. Having had
C. Have
D. Having
7. Planning so far ahead ______ no sense — so many things will have changed by next year. (2011全国I 卷)
A. made
B. is making
C. makes
D. has made
6. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _______ in the kitchen.
A. smoke
B. smoking
C. to smoke
D. smoked
5. The two girls are so alike that strangers find ______ difficult to tell one from the other. (2011 山东)
A. it
B. them
C. her
D. that
4. Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or _______ it is convenient to you. (2011 江西)
A. whenever
B. however
C. whichever
D. wherever
3. The map is one of the best tools a man has _______ he goes to a new place. (2012上海)
B. whatever
C. wherever
D. however
2. George returned after the war, only ______ that his wife had left him. (2012 山东)
A. to be told
B. telling
C. being told
D. told