1 . I stayed up late at night ______a long speech for the boss.

A．to prepare

B．preparing

C．prepared

D．was preparing

2 . —Did that book give the information you needed?

—Yes, but                , we had to read it almost entirely.

A．for finding it

B．to find it

C．finding it

D．by finding it

4 . As we all know, if ________ full use of ________ our lessons, every minute will do good to us students.

A．made; studying	B．making; to study
C．made; to study	D．making; studying

5 . __________ as an Olympic event, a sport must be played in at least 75 countries on at least 4 continents.

A．Accepted

B．To accept

C．To have accepted

D．To be accepted

6 . Vancouver is one of the most popular cities________,________by the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

A．to live; surrounding	B．to live on; surrounded
C．living; surrounding	D．to live in; surrounded

7 . With my money       , I have to do some part time job       my living.

A．has run out; earning	B．running out; to earn
C．has been run out; earning	D．is running out; to earn

8 . ________ his English, he gets up early to listen to the radio every morning.

A．To improve

B．improving

C．improved

D．to be improved