1 . I was ashamed _________ lied to my mother.

A．to be

B．of having

C．that

D．of being

2 . A         expression appeared on his face when he learned his         bike had been stolen.

A．surprised; raced	B．surprising; racing
C．surprising; raced	D．surprised; racing

3 . What great trouble we had _______ where his house was.

A．finding	B．to find
C．find	D．found

4 . The time he has devoted in the past years _________ the disabled is now considered _________ of great value.

A．to help; being

B．to helping; to be

C．to help; to be

D．helping; being

5 . This book is well worth _______. Would you like to buy one?

A．to read

B．being read

C．reading

D．to be read

6 . As I will be away for at least a year,I’d appreciate 　　　 from you now and then 　　　 me how everyone is getting along.

A．hearing;tell	B．to hear;tell
C．hearing;telling	D．to hear;to tell

7 . The naughty boy spends most of his time playing computer games ______ his lessons.

A．rather than study	B．other than studying
C．rather than studying	D．other than to study

8 . You can hardly imagine the difficulty Mrs. Jones had ________ up her children.

A．brought

B．to bring

C．bringing

D．to have brought

9 . Do you know that _____ with wise men improves your mind?

A．chat

B．chats

C．chatted

D．chatting

10 . — I must apologize for _____ ahead of time.
— That’s all right.

A．letting you not know	B．not letting you know
C．letting you know not	D．letting not you know