Words failed me when I heard the news of the New Year‘s Eve stampede in Shanghai． But for lacking a sense of safety, so many people __________ killed or injured．
| A．couldn‘t be | B．wouldn‘t have been |
| C．mustn‘t have been | D．shouldn‘t be |
It’s no use ______ without taking action.
| A．complain |
| B．complaining |
| C．being complained |
| D．to be complained |
On receiving a phone call from his wife ______ she had a fall, Mr. Gordon immediately rushed home from his office.
| A．says |
| B．said |
| C．saying |
| D．to say |
Look over there—there’s a very long, winding path ______ up to the house.
| A．leading |
| B．leads |
| C．led |
| D．to lead |
The next thing he saw was smoke ______ from behind the house.
| A．rose |
| B．rising |
| C．to rise |
| D．risen |
Lydia doesn’t feel like ______ abroad. Her parents are old.
| A．study |
| B．studying |
| C．studied |
| D．to study |