---Well, ten years ago someone bet you wouldn’t be around here today.
--- These are the least comforting words you want to off your family doctor’s tongue.
| A． hear rolled | B．hear to roll | C．hear rolling | D．hear roll |
. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ______ it more difficult.
| A．not make | B．not to make | C．not making | D．do not make |
All the preparations for the project ______, and we’re ready to start.
| A．completed | B．have been completed | C．had been completed | D．been completed |
. All her time _______ experiments, she has no time for films.
| A．devoted to do | B．devoted to doing | C．devoting to doing | D．is devoted to doing |
. He knows nothing about it, so he can’t help _______ any of your work.
| A．doing | B．to do | C．being doing | D．to be done |
He ran as fast as he could _____ to catch the early bus.
| A．to hope | B．hope | C．hoping | D．Hoped |