1 . Almost nobody can stand _________ before a crowd of people.

A．to be laughed at

B．being laughed at

C．laughing at

D．to laugh at

3 . They daren’t ask, for they are afraid _______.

A．of laughing at	B．to be laughed
C．of being laughed at	D．at being laughed at

4 . _______ to English as possible as you can is regarded as the best way to learn English well.

A．Exposed

B．Having exposed

C．Being exposed

D．Expose

5 . I could see he was terrified of ________ by us.

A．be abandoned	B．abandoned
C．being abandoned	D．abandoning

6 . ________to very loud music every day, many experts believe, makes young people risk going deaf.

A．Exposing

B．Exposed

C．Being exposed

D．having exposed

7 . A wise mother will never get herself into the state of her children __________ to the slightest possibility of danger.

A．exposing

B．exposed

C．being exposed

D．to be exposed

8 . The outbreak of the pandemic led to thousands of people        to hospital for treatment,        the world to be in deep sorrow.

A．sent; which caused	B．were sent; caused
C．sending; having caused	D．being sent; causing

9 . Since the man had admitted________the young lady on purpose, he could not escape________by law definitely.

A．hurting, being punished	B．to hurt, being punished
C．hurting, to be punished	D．to hurt, to be punished

10 . With modern traffic control facilities, speeders can’t expect to escape ______ detected and fined.

A．to be

B．being

C．to have been

D．having been