--_____ harder, and you’ll do better next time.
--OK, I will. I’m looking forward _____ good grades.
| A．Working, to get | B．Working, getting |
| C．Work, to get | D．Work, to getting |
While I ________to the programs, my mother ________outside.
| A．listened; was washing |
| B．was listening; washed |
| C．was listening; was washing |
| D．was listening; is washing |
It ______ the workers about 20 months to build the Huhang highspeed railway.
| A．took | B．spent |
| C．cost | D．paid |
He was _______ pain, __________ he didn’t cry.
| A．in, but | B．with, and |
| C．at, or | D．in, and |
My sister got a beautiful present on her ________ birthday.
| A．fiveth | B．five |
| C．the fifth | D．fifth |
Let’s stop _______ a rest. I am so tired.
| A．having | B．to have |
| C．having | D．had |