101. the pressure ______ causes americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.
a. to compete b. competing
c. to be competed d. having competed
102. your hair wants ______. you’d better have it done tomorrow.
a. cut b. to cut c. cutting d. being cut
103. ______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
a. other things being equal b. were other things equal
c. to be equal to other things d. other things to be equal
104. the man in the corner confessed to ______ a lie to the manager of the company.
a. have told b. be told c. being told d. having told
105. as early as 1647 ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town ______ 50 households or more.
a. having b. to have c. to have had d. having had
106. people appreciate ______ with him because he has good sense of humor.
a. to work b. to have worked c. working d. having worked
107. they are going to have the serviceman ______ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
a. install b. to install c. to be installed d. installed
108. ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
a. there being a chance b. there to be a chance
c. there be a chance d. being a chance
109. he gives people the impression _____ all his life broad.
a. of having spent b. to have spent
c. of being spent d. to spend
110. all things _____, the planned trip will have to be called off.
a. considered b. be considered
c. considering d. having considered
111. after a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute_____.
a. being settled b. to be settled c. had settled d. as settled
112. ______ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.
a. the girl was educated b. the girl educated
c. the girl’s being educated d. the girl to be educated
113. all flights ______ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.
a. had been canceled b. have been canceled
c. were canceled d. having been canceled
114. his remarks left me ______ about his purpose.
a. wondered b. wondering c. to wonder d. wonder
115. i have heard both teachers and students ______ well of him.
a. speak b. spoken c. to have spoken d. to speak
116. the house was very quiet, ______ as it was on the side of a mountain.
a. isolated b. isolating
c. being isolated d. having been isolated
117. this crop has similar qualities to the previous one, ______ both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.
a. to be b. been c. being d. having been
118. the project ______ by the end of 2000, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
a. accomplished b. to be accomplished
c. being accomplished d. having been accomplished
119. i don’t mind ______ the decision as long as it is not too late.
a. you to delay making b. your delaying making
c. your delaying to make d. you delay to make
120. corn originated in the new world and thus was not known in europe until columbus found it ______ in cuba.
a. being cultivated b. been cultivated
c. having cultivated d. cultivating
121. ______ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.
a. to look at b. looking at c. looked at d. to be looked at
122. i have no objection ______ your story again.
a. to hearing b. to hear
c. to having heard d. to have heard
123. you will see this product ______ wherever you go.
a. advertised b. to be advertised
c. advertise d. advertising
124. peter, who had been driving all day, suggested ______ at the next town.
a. to stop b. stopping c. stop d. having stopped
125. the professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his arguments in favor of the new theory.
a. to be based on b. to base on
c. which to base on d. on which to base
126. as a public relations officer, he is said ______ some very influential people.
a. to know b. to be knowing
c. to have known d. to have been knowing
127. with the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ______ before their time.
a. be bloomed b. bloomed c. bloom d. blooming
128. fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ______ sightseeing.
a. rather than to go b. other than going
c. more than going d. than to go
129. if the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
a. to be completed b. is completed
c. being completed d. completed
130. the president promised to keep all the board members ______ of how the negotiations were
a. informed b. informing c. be informed d. inform
131. sometimes children have trouble ______ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
a. to separate b. separating
c. for separating d. of separating
132. he wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with all its members
a. to be considered b. considering
c. being considered d. having considered
133. the mother didn’t know who ______ for the broken glass.
a. blamed b. be blamed
c. to blame d. would blame
134. all flights ______ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.
a. having been canceled b. had been canceled
c. having canceled d. were canceled
135. although a teenager, fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.
a. being told b. telling
c. to be told d. to tell
136. what a lovely party! it’s worth _____ all my life.
a. remembering b. to remember
c. to be remembered d. being remembered
137. we left the meeting, there obviously _____ no point in staying.
a. were b. being
c. to be d. having
138. _____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.
a. to have reviewed b. having reviewed
c. reviewing d. being reviewed
139. anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _______ to the outside world.
a) having been lost b. to be lost c. losing d. lost
140. professor wang, _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.
a. knowing b. known c. to be known d. having known
141 ______ the whole story, jane decided not to see the film.
a. having been told b. having told
c. been told d. telling
142 ______ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in georgia.
a. found b. finding them c. to find them d. find them
143. other considerations ______ equal, the pressure remains constant.
a. being b. be c. will be d. is
144. all we can do to help "big jim" is to try _____ that he ought to work more.
a. making him to realize b. making him realizing
c. to make him to realize d. to make him realize
145. _____ about the robbery, the policemen rushed out in their cars to catch the robbers.
a. having been informed b. having informed
c. informing d. be informed
146. _____ that some guests were coming, they got the rooms ready.
a. having told b. to tell
c. having been told d. telling
147. no one can understand _____ a decision until it is too late to do so.
a. him to postpone to make b. him to postpone making
c. his postponing to make d. his postponing making
148. such _____ the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.
a. is b. being c. was d. would be
149. i was overjoyed at the news of my county _____ so much progress.
a. to make b. to have made
c. made d. having made
150. he was said _____ a gift from her, knowing that it meant a bribe.
a. to be refusing b. to have refused
c. to be refused d. to have been refused