It was dark in the city _______a few weak lights .
| A．except for | B．except | C．besides | D．but for |
Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son.
| A．said | B．say | C．to say | D．to have said |
“Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear.
| A．touched | B．touching | C．touch | D．to touch |
They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.
| A．for getting | B．of getting | C．to get | D．to getting |
I regret _____ hard at school, or I would have succeeded in passing the exam.
| A．not to work | B．having not worked |
| C．to have not worked | D．not having worked |
We should prevent such a silly mistake _____ again.
| A．occurring | B．to occur |
| C．to be occurred | D．from being occurred |