It's no use __________ that you didn't know the rules.
| A．you pretend |
| B．you to pretend |
| C．of you to pretend |
| D．your pretending |
—Have you started writing your report?
—Not yet．I _______ a hard time getting the information.
| A．am having | B．had |
| C．was having | D．will have |
The rainy weather lasted for a couple of days, completely _______ our plan for a picnic.
| A．being ruined | B．to ruin |
| C．ruined | D．ruining |
My grandpa has been enjoying good health ever since he _______ smoking.
| A．stops | B．stopped |
| C．has stopped | D．had stopped |
Working in the kitchen for years made Alice ______ a good cook．
| A．for | B．into | C．of | D．as |
Don’t respond to any e-mails ______ personal information, no matter how official they look．
| A．requested | B．request |
| C．requesting | D．to be requested |