The sunlight is white and blinding，________hardedged shadows on the ground.
| A．being thrown | B．throwing |
| C．to throw | D．to be thrown |
I got to the office earlier that day，________the 7∶30 train from Paddington.
| A．caught | B．to have caught |
| C．to catch | D．having caught |
________the course very difficult，she decided to move to a lower level.
| A．Find | B．Finding |
| C．To find | D．Found |
When I was little，my mother used to sit by my bed，________me stories till I fell asleep.
| A．having told | B．telling |
| C．told | D．to tell |
________ at the cafeteria before，Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
| A．Having eaten | B．To eat |
| C．Eat | D．Eating |
I stopped the car ________ a short break as I was feeling tired.
| A．take | B．taking |
| C．to take | D．taken |
Lionel Messi ________ the record for the most goals in a calendar year，is considered the most talented football player in Europe.
| A．set | B．setting |
| C．to set | D．having set |
The sun began to rise in the sky，________the mountain in golden light.
| A．bathed | B．bathing |
| C．to have bathed | D．having bathed |
________warm at night，I would fill the woodstove，then set my alarm clock for midnight so I could refill it.
| A．Staying | B．Stayed |
| C．To stay | D．Stay |
________ in the early 20th century，the school keeps on inspiring children’s love of art.
| A．To found | B．Founding |
| C．Founded | D．Having founded |
________which university to attend，the girl asked her teacher for advice.
| A．Not knowing | B．Knowing not |
| C．Not known | D．Known not |
Volunteering gives you a chance________lives，including your own.
| A．change | B．changing |
| C．changed | D．to change |
In some languages,100 words make up half of all words ________ in daily conversations.
| A．using | B．to use |
| C．having used | D．used |
The room is empty except for a bookshelf ________ in one corner.
| A．standing | B．to stand |
| C．stands | D．stood |
Laura was away in Paris for over a week.When she got home，there was a pile of mail ________for her.
| A．waited | B．to wait |
| C．waiting | D．was waiting |
You cannot accept an opinion________to you unless it is based on facts.
| A．offering | B．to offer |
| C．having offered | D．offered |
The airport________next year will help promote tourism in this area.
| A．being completed | B．to be completed |
| C．completed | D．having been completed |
The witnesses________by the police just now gave very different descriptions of the fight.
| A．questioned | B．being questioned |
| C．to be questioned | D．having questioned |
They might just have a place________on the writing course—why don’t you give it a try?
| A．left | B．leave |
| C．leaving | D．to leave |
When we saw the road________with snow，we decided to spend the holiday at home.
| A．block | B．to block |
| C．blocking | D．blocked |
The engine just won’t start.Something seems________wrong with it.
| A．to go | B．to have gone |
| C．going | D．having gone |
________ how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.
| A．Hearing | B．Hear |
| C．Having heard | D．To be hearing |
________ basic firstaid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.
| A．Known | B．Having known |
| C．Knowing | D．Being known |
Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and ________to ruins，the city took on a new look.
| A．reducing | B．reduced |
| C．being reduced | D．having reduced |
Let those in need________that we will go all out to help them.
| A．to understand | B．understand |
| C．understanding | D．understood |