17. -Hi, Tom, let’s go to play table tennis now. OK?

-Sorry, I have a lot of work ______.

A. to do　　　 B. to be done　　　 C. doing　　 D. done

16. Five years later, her father was missing, ______.

A. he was never seen again　　 B. and never found again

C. never to be found again　　 D. he was never to be seen again

15. _________ this report _________ in such a short time was quite a difficult exercise.

A. Getting, done　 B. Get, done　　　　 C. To get, to do　 D. Getting, to do

14. After describing the planned improvements, she went on _________ how much they would cost.

A. to explain　　　　 B. explaining　　　 C. to be explaining　　　　 D. having explained

13. She took her son, ran out of the house, _________ him in the car and drove quickly to the nearest doctor’s office.

A. put　　　　 B. to put　　 C. putting　 D. having put

12. The result of the study was published last week in New York, a ______ magazine in America.

A. respect　 B. respecting　 C. being respected 　　D. respected

11. The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed ______ more than 160,000 people and made millions homeless, ______ it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history.

A. to kill; making　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have killed; making

C. having killed; to make　　　　　　　　 D. killing; made

10. _____ on a park bench and _____ the brightly colored leaves _____ gently to the ground, he felt at peace with the world.

　 A. Sitting; watching; fall　 B. To sit; watch; falling

　C. Sitting; watching; to fall　

　D. To sit; watching; falling

9. ---- Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?

　 ---- We’d better not. _____, the problem isn’t so burning. What’s more, the manager won’t be back until tomorrow.

　 A. Begun with　　　　 B. Beginning with

　 C. To begin with　　　 D. Being begun with

8. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

　 A. Tiring; to admire　　　 B. Being tired; admiring

　 C. Tired; to admire　　　 D. Tired; admiring