1 . He is hard-working. He practices English every day to p__________ his spoken English.

2 . Generally, _____ to a university in western countries, international students need to prove their ability to speak English.

A．admitting	B．admitted
C．being admitted	D．to be admitted

3 . Studies show the electronic devices people have made much use of ________ music may be causing hearing loss in many people.

A．enjoy	B．to enjoy
C．enjoying	D．enjoyed

4 . All the citizens, young and old, walked and sang, beautifully ______ in new clothes of all kinds, _______ the success of their football team.

A．dressing; celebrating	B．wearing; to celebrate
C．dressed; to celebrate	D．worn; celebrating

5 . ____ awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered another.

A．Staying	B．Stayed
C．To stay	D．Having stayed

6 . ________ themselves awake they sat on the floor and told each other stories.

A．Keep	B．Keeping
C．To keep	D．To have kept

7 . Which do you enjoy ________your weekend，swimming or fishing.

A．spending	B．being spent
C．spend	D．to spend

8 . Liu opened her mouth as if _     something to Calaf, but gave up seeing his passionate eyes locked on Turandot.

A．to say	B．wanted to say
C．saying	D．to be saying

9 . What way are you thinking of _____ rid of the flies?

A．to get

B．getting

C．being got

D．to be getting