________ with the size of the whole earth，the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.

A．Compare B．When comparing

C．Comparing D．When compared

Once telling him the truth，________.

A．he will be nervous all the time

B．he will find himself nervous all the time

C．you will find him nervous all the time

D．everyone will find him nervous all the time

________ good and sweet，this kind of apple was soon sold out in the market.

A．Tasted B．Tasting

C．Having been tasted D．Being tasted

________ from media reports，the result has been unclear.

A．To judge B．Having judged

C．Judging D．Judged

It was foolish ________ you to give up what you rightly owned.

A．for B．of C．about D．from

To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ________.

A．to never break B．never to be broken

C．never to have broken D．never to be breaking

The patient was warned ________ oily food after the operation.

A．to eat not B．eating not

C．not to eat D．not eating

—What's the matter with Della?

—Well，her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party，but she still ________.

A．hopes to B．hopes so

C．hopes not D．hopes for

—Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?

—________，but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

A．I'd like to B．I like it

C．I don't D．I will

In my opinion，life in the twenty－first century is much easier than ________.

A．that used to be B．it is used to

C．it was used to D．it used to be