Upon reading the notice all the staff of the company stood there , looking at each other.
| A．no speaking | B．speechlessly | C．speechless; | D． did not speaking |
Lucy asked for a separate room so that she could avoid __________ with Tom alone.
| A．to leave |
| B．to be left |
| C．being left |
| D．leaving |
—What do you think made Mary so upset?
—__________ her new bicycle.
| A．As she lost |
| B．Lost |
| C．Losing |
| D．Because of losing |
—What did the hunter tell you?
—He said he was lucky to get out of the forest __________.
| A．living |
| B．alive |
| C．lively |
| D．live |
I am not fond __________ music，because I often have trouble __________ the words.
| A．of； understanding |
| B．to ； understanding |
| C．to；understand |
| D．of；understand |
The professor spoke so fast that I found __________ him.
| A．it hard following |
| B．hard to follow |
| C．its being hard to follow |
| D．it hard to follow |