1 . While the judges were having a hard time ________ an agreement, all the players were waiting about in the hall.

A．to reach	B．reaching
C．reached	D．reach

2 . He kept silent over the matter because he had no intention to risk _____________ in it.

A．to involve	B．involving
C．being involved	D．to be involved

3 . Seeing the terrible situation of the children, he thought he finally found something worth ___________.

A．fighting for	B．fighting
C．being fought	D．to fight for

4 . _________ your strengths and weaknesses will help you achieve your dreams.

A．Known	B．Know
C．Knowing	D．Being known

5 . After he stayed in the mountain village for five days without a bath, his clothes really needed ___________.

A．to wash	B．washing
C．being washed	D．be washed

6 . The man received a ticket for _________. He _________ have driven so fast.

A．speed; mustn't	B．speeding; mustn't
C．speeding; shouldn't	D．speed; shouldn't

7 . The respectable neurologist committed all his life _________ people with Alzheimer's and finally, he made it to _________ a supporting center for them.

A．to help; spring up	B．to help; set up
C．to helping; spring up	D．to helping; set up

8 . Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _________ some schools for poor areas.

A．set up	B．having set up
C．have set up	D．setting up

9 . Although it was hard at first, Jane came to enjoy _________ as a fashion designer.

A．work	B．working
C．to work	D．worked

10 . In some parts of London, missing a bus means _______ for another hour.

A．waiting	B．being waited
C．to wait	D．to be waiting