1 . Though he had often made his little sister ________, today he was made ________ by his little sister.

A．cry; to cry	B．crying; crying
C．cry; cry	D．to cry; cry

2 . The young teacher has ________ ambitious.

A．been proved to be	B．proved to be
C．been proved	D．proved being

3 . I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A．to keep waiting	B．to keep to wait
C．being kept waiting	D．being kept to wait

4 . He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.

A．be allowed to return	B．allow to return
C．allow returning	D．be allowed returning

5 . The middle-aged man is ready to risk _____ his life to save his son.

A．to lose	B．lose
C．lost	D．losing

6 . The student _____ in the games on the MP4 didn’t notice his teacher behind him.

A．absorbing	B．be absorbed
C．to absorb	D．absorbed

7 . Professor Hawking asks his students to read the newspaper to keep _____ of current affairs.

A．watched	B．informed
C．observed	D．noticed

8 . _____ with so many challenges, Tom didn’t give up and made great efforts to win success.

A．Facing	B．To face
C．Faced	D．Face

9 . I’d appreciate it if you could ______ me in finishing the experiment.

A．offer	B．help
C．guarantee	D．assist

10 . The stepmother denied _____ to murder the little boy, but there was no _____ the fact that she had always been cruel to him.

A．to attempt; denying	B．attempting; denial
C．attempting; denying	D．to attempt; denied