1 . As soon as Penny noticed the falling branch, she jumped out of the way to avoid ______.

A．hitting

B．to hit

C．hit

D．being hit

2 . Surprised by the unexpected gift, she was ________ and couldn’t stop ________.

A．excited; smiled

B．exciting; smiling

C．excited; smiling

D．exciting; smiled

3 . How to play the piano was difficult, but he kept ____ until he achieved his goal.

A．practicing	B．to practice
C．practiced	D．practice

4 . Having worked far away from his hometown for six months, Tom looked forward to________his family.

A．meet

B．met

C．be met

D．meeting

5 . People sometimes enjoy playing a joke on others but they don’t feel like         at by others.

A．to be laughed

B．being laughed

C．laughing

D．to laugh

6 . At the weekends, I play computer games if I’m not busy________. My dream is________my own IT company.

A．studying, starting	B．to study, starting
C．studying, to start	D．to study, to start

7 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

graduate   reflect   spend   odd   despite   impression focus on   give a hand   make the most of   jump in with both feet

1. I tried to turn on my brain, “What should I say to make a good first ________?”
2. Mr. Meng told us to keep calm and be prepared when facing challenges, then you’ll ________ your time at senior high.
3. Lisa, who ________ from our school last June, shared her suggestions for high school with us.
4. “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud” means “________ your friends ________ when they need it.”
5. English was invented by people, not computers, and it ________ the creativity of the human race.
6. I found it very ________ why my friend used a negative word “wicked” about such a nice man.
7. I couldn’t understand why my teacher had just written the comment “Not bad!” on my first English paper which I ________ days preparing and writing.
8. You’d better take your parents’ advice and think carefully before ________.
9. The son said, “I want to ________ my band and have a career in music when I leave school.”
10. ________ arguments over “stupid things” now and then, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an advantage.

8 . Hong Kong Disneyland is well worth ______. I’m looking forward to going there.

A．to visit

B．being visited

C．visiting

D．visit

9 . Most people can’t bear others   ________on the street．

A．spit

B．to spit

C．spat

D．spitting

10 . — Jack, I have trouble __________ the character in the play.
— Don't worry. Let me help you.

A．make

B．to make

C．making

D．made