1 . People tend           very angry when asked to postpone             on a holiday trip to do extra work.

A．to get; going

B．to get; to go

C．to getting; going

D．to getting; to go

2 . The lecture began by        us where the island was and went on        about its history.

A．telling, talking

B．to tell, to talk

C．telling, to talk

D．be told, talking

3 . I find it no use ________ about it now. I really regret ________ the exam.

A．to argue; to fail

B．arguing; to fail

C．to argue; failing

D．arguing; failing

4 . This is Professor Wang, in ________ class I learn a lot and gradually take to ________ English novels.

A．which; read

B．whose; reading

C．his; read

D．which; reading

5 . Children have been accustomed to ________ masks when ________ to the public in recent years.

A．wear; exposed	B．wearing; being exposed
C．wear; being exposed	D．wearing; exposed

6 . Impossible ________ it is for us to live in an environment free of pandemic, we had better try our best to avoid ________.

A．however; affected	B．though; to be affected
C．although; being affected	D．as; being affected

7 . Let’s postpone _____ a decision till I learn full particulars.

A．making

B．to make

C．made

D．make

8 . —Mum, word _____ me when I want to make a complaint about too much homework to the teacher.
— Come on! It’s all your fault! Stop ______ your feet from now on.

A．confirmed; to drag	B．failed; dragging
C．reminded; to drag	D．left; dragging

9 . Edison, along with many other scientists, _______ us and taught us that conducting experiments is a scientific approach _______ the truth.

A．has inspired; to establish	B．have inspired; to establish
C．has inspired; to establishing	D．have inspired; to establishing

10 . After being ill I didn’t feel like ________but I managed ________ something down.

A．eating, to force

B．to eat, to force

C．eating, forcing

D．to eat, forcing