Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ late for his lecture.
| A．to have students | B．for students’ being |
| C．for students to be | D．to students’ being |
I’d like to express my congratulations to you _________ winning the competition.
| A．to | B．in | C．by | D．on |
After the quake, the whole city lay in ____ ruins. However, with all the efforts, ________ new Tangshan was born.
| A．/; a | B．the; / |
| C．/; the | D．the; the |
The speaker _________ his voice to make herself heard.
| A．rose | B．lifted |
| C．raised | D．reduced |
As is known to all, earthquakes are ___________ disasters _________ can destroy buildings and kill people.
| A．nature; that | B．natural; which |
| C．nature; who | D．natural; what |
I __________ read books rather than go to the countryside this weekend.
| A．prefer to | B．prefer |
| C．am preferring | D．am preferring to |