26. _____ two years to ________after the sick woman, she badly needed a holiday.

A. Devoting herself; look　　　 　　　　　　　B. Devoted; looking　　

C. Devoting; looking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Devoted; looked

25. The answer ______ the teacher, she asked the little boy to try a second time.

A. disappointed　　　　　 B. disappointing　

C. being disappointed　　 D. having been disappointed

24. I found an old pot _____ in the ground.

A. buried　　　　　　　 B. being buried　　　　 C. burying　　　　 D. to be buried

23. ________ himself with great strength, he raised himself.

A. Filled　　　　 B. To fill　　　　　 　C. Being filled　　　　 D. Filling

22. Finally they managed to find a path _______.

A. to follow　　　 B. following　　　　　 C. to go　　　　　 D. going

21. The largest collection, ______in England , was one of about 200 000 silver pennies.

A. to be found　　　　 B. has found　　　　　 C. being found　　　　 D. ever found

20. 　　　sight of his former neighbour, he stopped　　 with him.

A. Catching ; to shake hands　　　　　　 　　 B. Catching ; to shake hand

C. Having caught ; shaking hands　　　　 　　 D. Being caught ; shaking hand

19. The news he looked forward to　　　　 .

A. came at lastest　　　 B. coming at the least 　C. coming at the lasts　 　D. came recently

18. The transportation will improve a lot in Nantong, with another two bridges ________ over the Changjiang River in the near future.

A. to be constructed　　 B. to construct　　 C. being constructed　　 D. constructing

17. Mr Smith, boss of a car company, used to go there and watch bicycles __________.

A. to repair　　　　　　　　　 B. repairing　　　　　　　　　 C. being repaired　　 D. repaired