We hurried to the station, _________ the train was gone.
| A．find | B．finding | C．found | D．only to find |
Miss Roffe is always _________ towards others and as a result, she gets on well with her colleagues.
| A．ashamed | B．considerate |
| C．stubborn | D．Cautious |
The child was told to _________ for being rude to his classmate, but he insisted that it wasn't his fault.
| A．excuse | B．forgive |
| C．apologize | D．Pardon |
I don't know the reason _________ you were absent from the meeting, but I'm sure it's for some reason _________ you don't want people to know.
| A．why ；that | B．that ； why |
| C．that ； which | D．which ； what |
—_________ on historical facts, it's well worth reading.
| A．To base | B．Having based |
| C．Basing | D．Based |
This oil painting represents the highest level of the painter and deserves _________ a matchless piece.
| A．being called | B．calling |
| C．to call | D．having called |