1 . We’ve waited for the result for nearly three hours, only         to come again the next day.

A．to tell

B．telling

C．to be told

D．being told

2 . The project had to be ___________(放弃) due to a lack of government funding. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

3 . What a sweet victory to be ________ (嫉妒) by those women! （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

4 . What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be _________ (递送)?（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

5 . ________ (catch) in sandstorms was a terrible experience. （所给词的适当形式填空）

6 . There is a new problem____the popularity of private cars that road conditions need ____.

A．involve at; to be improve	B．involved in; to be improved
C．involving in; improving	D．involving at; improving

7 . Our teacher always speaks slowly and clearly in class ______.

A．so as to be understood	B．in order to have understood
C．so as to understand	D．to understand

8 . In the second type, the shark pushes you with its nose to find out if you are fit __________, and
     then bites you if it thinks you are.

A．to eat

B．to be eaten

C．for eating

D．for being eaten

9 . Tom thought it was an honor ___________ to speak in the ceremony.

A．to invite

B．to be invited

C．inviting

D．having invited