After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.
| A．delivery | B．pronunciation | C．conversation | D．speech |
“Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear.
| A．touched | B．touching | C．touch | D．to touch |
They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.
| A．for getting | B．of getting | C．to get | D．to getting |
I regret _____ hard at school, or I would have succeeded in passing the exam.
| A．not to work | B．having not worked |
| C．to have not worked | D．not having worked |
We should prevent such a silly mistake _____ again.
| A．occurring | B．to occur |
| C．to be occurred | D．from being occurred |
_____ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.
| A．We did not make | B．Having not made |
| C．We had not made | D．Not having made |