1 . Taking exercise is the key ______ your health.

A．to improve	B．to improving
C．in improving	D．of improving

2 . —Robert is indeed a wise man.
—Oh, yes. How often I have regretted_____his advice!

A．to take	B．taking
C．not to take	D．not taking

3 . ________ your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.

A．Understanding	B．To be understood
C．Being understood	D．Having understood

4 . A lot of small towns in the area are definitely worth ________.

A．to be visited

B．being visited

C．visiting

D．to visit

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空自处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

I will never forget the day when I went to a coming-of age ceremony. Last month, an unforgettable adult ceremony     1    (hold) for all the senior 3 students in our school. It began at half past two in the afternoon. Decorated by colorful flowers and balloons, the stadium looked     2    (fantastic) beautiful. All of us students were dressed     3     school uniforms with red ribbons on our wrists, showing the energy of youth. We walked into the stadium in high spirits.     4    (accompany) by our parents. Our principal delivered    5    inspiring speech at first, and we received     6    (congratulate) from our teachers. During the ceremony, we expressed our heart-felt gratitude to our parents by    7    (bow) to them. I was moved to tears when I got a photo album from my parents,     8     reminded me of my happy childhood. In the end, we raised our right hands and     9    (make) a serious promise to become reliable and honest citizens. As far as I’m concerned, the ceremony indicates that we should take on more responsibilities to be     10    (independence) and get away from the shelter of our family.

6 .
1. This seemed a small challenge _____________(compare) with the one I had experienced.
2. Wechat makes ___________ easier for people to keep in touch with others.
3. Can you ______________(simple) the instructions in order that children can understand them?
4. She went away in a hurry, _____________(leave) the light on for the whole night.
5. People who work in offices are usually referred to _____________“white collar workers”.
6. The difficulty he had _______________(understand) her finally led to even greater problems between them.
7. It is often said that the joy of travelling is not in arriving at your destination __________ in the journey itself.
8. She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do ___________ it takes to save her life.
9. Very often, opportunities come quietly and go by without ________________(notice).
10. _______________(finish) his homework, he listened to some music to relax himself.

7 . You can't imagine what difficulty I had______my oral English when I was a freshman.

A．to improve	B．improved
C．improving	D．improve

8 . Michael never dreamt of _________ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

A．being a chance	B．there is a chance
C．there being a chance	D．there to be a chance

9 . —How do you like my suggestion?       — As far as I’m concerned, it deserves _______.

A．considering	B．to consider
C．being considered	D．to be considering

10 . __________ a part-time job at the weekend does not necessarily mean not working on weekdays.

A．To take	B．To be taking
C．Taking	D．Having taken