I suggested that we break off for tea in a(n) _____to reduce nervousness
| A．attempt | B．thought | C．preparation | D．expectation |
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _____ the desert.
| A．covering | B．covered | C．cover | D．to cover |
He hurried to the booking office only_________that all the tickets had been sold out.
| A．to tell | B．to be told | C．telling | D．told |
AIDS is said ______ the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.
| A．that it is | B．to be | C．that it has been | D．to have been |
I don’t want _____ like I’m speaking ill of anybody, but the manager’s plan is unfair．
A to sound B to be sounded C sounding D to have sounded
Having been ill in bed for nearly a month ,he had a hard time________ the exam.
| A．pass | B．to pass | C．passed | D．passing |