—I usually go there by train． —How about _____ by boat this time？
| A．going | B．to go | C．went | D．go |
I walked out of the cinema,__________I'd never come back to this hell of a place．
| A．determining | B．decided | C．to determine | D．to decide |
On hearing the news, she rushed out without hesitation, _____her handbag ______on the sofa and ______in the distance.
| A．left; lied; disappeared | B．leaving; lying; disappeared |
| C．leaving; laying; disappeared | D．left; lying; disappearing |
He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
| A．to stop | B．stopping | C．to have stopped | D．having stopped |
______ that she was going off to sleep, I asked if she’d like that little doll on her bed.
| A．Seeing | B．To see | C．See | D．Seen |
_________to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.
| A．Fail | B．Failed | C．To fail | D．Having failed |