Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
| A．rate | B．pace | C．speed | D．growth |
To our surprise, the painting considered______ should have won the prize.
| A．being copied | B．having been copied |
| C．to have copied | D．to have been copied |
It was ______ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.
| A．repairing | B．repaired | C．to repair | D．in repair |
The joke told by Tom made us______, so our maths teacher couldn’t make himself______.
| A．laugh; hearing | B．laugh;heard |
| C．laughing; hear | D．laughed; to be heard |
Most of the audience wondered what ider a man who’s deaf from birth can have ____ music.
| A．with | B．in | C．of | D．at |
Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ____ all other animals on the earth.
| A．are | B．is | C．have | D．do |