25.Can you explain ____ most deserts are located near the west coast of the continents?
| A.why is it that | B.why it is that |
| C.how it is that | D.how is it that |
I have a lot of readings __________ be-fore the end of this term.
| A.completing |
| B.to complete |
| C.completed |
| D.being completed |
We were astonished __________ the temple still in its original condition.
| A.finding |
| B.to find |
| C.find |
| D.to be found |
With Father's Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank __________presents for my dad.
| A.buy |
| B.to buy |
| C.buying |
| D.to have bought |
The ability __________ an idea is as important as the idea itself.
| A.expressing |
| B.expressed |
| C.to express |
| D.to be expressed |
After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys __________ to go to school.
| A.to be encouraged |
| B.been encouraged |
| C.being encouraged |
| D.be encouraged |