I looked up and noticed a snake ________ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.
| A．to wind | B．winding | C．wind | D．wound |
By the age of two, Heidi could count to 40, draw pictures of people, and read books ________ for sevenyearolds.
| A．meaning | B．meant |
| C．being meant | D．to mean |
With a great weight ________ off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.
| A．taking | B．to take |
| C．taken | D．being taken |
________ clearly ________ nothing to do, the soldiers left the village the next day.
| A．It; was | B．It; being |
| C．There; was | D．There; being |
The weather in Quzhou is rather cold in winter, especially ________ that in my hometown.
| A．having compared to | B．comparing to |
| C．compare to | D．compared to |
We had no one ________ us, for we could deal with the case all by ourselves.
| A．help | B．to help |
| C．helped | D．helps |