—What were you doing when I phoned you last night?
—I﹍﹍my painting and was starting to take a bath.
| A．have already finished | B．was finishing |
| C．had just finished | D．was going to finish |
They have had a long and bitter struggle _____their living conditions.
| A．to improving | B．for improving | C．to improve | D．improve |
Tom kept quiet about the accident _______lose his job.
| A．not in order to | B．so as not to | C．in order to not | D．not so as to |
The murderer was brought in ,with his hands ______behind his back.
| A．being tied | B．having tied | C．to be tied | D．tied |
He was disappointed to find his suggestion_______.
| A．turning down | B．turned down | C．to be turned down | D．to turn down |
The salesman scolded the girl caught ______and let her off.
| A．to have stolen | B．to be stealing | C．to steal | D．stealing |