1. Because of my poor English I'm afraid I can't make myself________.

A. understand B. to understand C. understanding D. understood
2. The workers want us________ together with them.
A. work B. working C. to work D. worked
3. What's the language________in Germany?
A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak
4. ________some officials, Napoleon inspected his army.
A. Followed B. Followed by C. Being followed D. Having been followed by
5. Most of the people________ to the party were famous scientists.

A. invited B. to invite  C. being invited  D. inviting
6. He was disappointed to find his suggestions________.
A. been turned down B. turned down C. to be turned down D. to turn down
7. Do you know the boy________ under the big tree?
A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying
8. -Good morning. Can I help you?
-I'd like to have this package________, madam.
A. be weighed B. to be weighed C. to weigh D. weighed
9. There was a terrible noise________ the sudden burst of light.
A. followed B. following C. to be followed D. being followed
10. ________more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A. Given B. To give  C. Giving D. Having given
11. The secretary worked late into the night, ________a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing
12. It was so cold that they kept the fire ________all night.
A. to burn B. burn C. burning D. burned
13. Generally speaking,________ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take
14. Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage ________the girl and took her away, ________ into the woods.
A. seizing; disappeared  B. seized; disappeared C. seizing; disappearing D. seized; disappearing
15. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains________ whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen
16. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating
17. After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home, ________.
A. exhausting B. exhausted C. being exhausted D. having exhausted
18. The________ boy was last seen________ near the East Lake.
A. missing; playing B. missing; play C. missed; played D. missed; to play
19. The patient was warned________ oily food after the operation.
A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating
20. While building a tunnel through the mountain, ________.
A. an underground lake was discovered

B. there was an underground lake discovered
C. a lake was discovered underground

D. the workers discovered an underground lake

key: 1-5 DCBBA 6-10 BDDBA 11-15 BCBDB 16-20 CBACD