1 . The jokes told by Tom made us ________, so the teacher couldn’t make himself ________.

A．to laugh; hearing

B．laugh; heard

C．laughing; hear

D．laughed; heard

2 . On holidays, I prefer to stay home rather than _______ out.

A．going

B．to go

C．go

D．gone

3 . There seemed nothing       to do but       for the doctor.

A．leave; send

B．left; to send

C．left; send

D．leaving; send

4 . They prefer ______ the birthday party till next Sunday rather than ______ it without the presence of their manager

A．putting off; to hold	B．to put off; hold
C．putting off; to holding	D．to put off; to hold

5 . —Will the Smiths leave for Australia this spring?
—No, they finally decided ________.

A．not to

B．not leaving

C．not to do

D．not to be leaving

6 . —Lots of empty bottles were found under the old man’s bed. He must have done nothing but ______.
—I agree. And I think he has no choice but ______ drinking if he wants to stay healthy.

A．drink; to stop

B．to drink; stop

C．drinking; stopping

D．drunk; stopped

7 . Most colleges now offer first-year students a course specially ______ to help them ______academically and personally.

A．designed; succeeding	B．designed; succeed
C．designing; succeeding	D．designing; succeed

9 . Who would you rather _______ with you to the cinema tonight, Peter or Mark?

A．have gone

B．have go

C．have to go

D．had go

10 . Rather than ________ a bus to her workplace, Susan prefers ________ a taxi.

A．to take, take

B．take; taking

C．take; to take

D．to take; to take