1 . 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

2 . ____ a letter from her parents, Lily is now looking forward to ___ from them.

A．Having not received; hear	B．Not received; hear
C．Not having received; hearing	D．Receiving not; hearing

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

A．brought

B．to bring

C．bringing

D．to have brought

4 . John is the only one of the students in our class that never ________ a mistake even when it is pointed out to him.

A．admit making	B．admits making
C．admit to make	D．admits to make

5 . --I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean ______ out your secret.
--But you know, letting out one’s secret means ______ one’s feeling.

A．to let; to hurt	B．letting; hurting
C．to let; hurting	D．letting; to hurt

6 . __________ to smart phones just before bed, as a research says recently, can lead to poor night’s sleep.

A．Being exposed

B．Exposed

C．Having exposed

D．To expose

7 . What worried the child most was ______ to visit his mother in the hospital.

A．his not allowing	B．his not being allowed
C．his being not allowed	D．having not been allowed

8 . The driver braked hard to avoid________a child coming in his way.

A．hit	B．to hit
C．hitting	D．to have hit

9 . Happy times usually pass quickly without ______.

A．noticing	B．being noticed
C．having noticed	D．to be noticed

10 . --- You did very well at the meeting, Black.
--- Well, I regret ___________ that to the boss.

A．say

B．to say

C．said

D．saying