. After graduating from college，I took some time off to go travelling， turned out to be a wise decision.
| A．that | B．which | C．when | D．where |
________warm at night, I would fill the woodstove, then set my alarm clock for midnight so I could refill it.
| A．Staying | B．Stayed | C．To stay | D．Stay |
Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and________to ruins，the city took on a new look.
| A．reducing | B．reduced |
| C．being reduced | D．having reduced |
Laura was away in Paris for over a week.When she got home，there was a pile of mail________for her.
| A．waited | B．to wait | C．waiting | D．was waiting |
Let those in need ________ that we will go all out to help them.
| A．to understand | B．understand |
| C．understanding | D．understood |
The witnesses ________ by the police just now gave very different descriptions of the fight.
| A．questioned | B．being questioned |
| C．to be questioned | D．having questioned |