1. Mark often attempts to escape _ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.

a. having been fined    b. to have been fined

c. to be fined    d. being fined

2.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.

a. to have heard     b. to hear

c. for hearing     d. hearing

3. They are considering ____ before the prices go up.

a. of buying the house

b. with buying the house

c. buying the house

d. to buy the house

4. If I had remembered ____ the door, the things would not have been stolen.

a. to lock     b. Locking

c. to have locked     d. having locked

5. It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.

a. sleep     b. to sleeping

c. slept     d. to sleep

6. “Why were you so late for work today?” “____ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.”

a. Driving     b. I drove

c. To drive     d. That I drove

7. Before ____ the house, you should get a surveyor ____ over it.

a. buying, looking

b. having bought, to look

c. buying, to have looked

d. buying, to look

8. We suggested ____ in hotels but the children were anxious ____ out.

a. sleeping, to camp     b. sleeping, camping

c. to sleep, to camp     d. to sleep, camping

9. We will______ a discussion of the program until more members are present.

a. defer     b. postpone

c. delay     d. put off

10. The ship _____down into the water.

a. glided     b. slipped

c. slid     d. Skim

11. It ______ rain when you want to go out.

a. guarantees     b. guaranteedv

c. is guaranteed to     d. is guaranteed

12. They ____ vast quantities of cakes between them.

a. put away     b. put on

c. put aside     d. put across

13. The liquor did not _______ me.

a. agree on     b. agree with

c. agree to     d. agree

14. The poor woman is ________ begging.

a. reduced to     b. forced to

c. reduced of     d. made to

15. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed ____ us an answer.

a. giving     b. have given

c. to give     d. to have given

16. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year ____.

a. guarantee     b. safety

c. confirmation     d. Conservation

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

1. A cool drink ________ me after my long walk. (fresh)

2. That is the flat and rather __________ plains in the south. (feature)

3. Your approval gives me much __________. (gratify)

4. It will require a __________ effort to get the job done on time. (超人的)

5. In the job market, you can expect the interview to be a structured event—each candidate will be asked the same ____________ questions. (事先确定的)