1 . Jerry pretended ________the moment his father stepped in, which made the man extremely angry because he couldn’t bear________.

A．to be reading; being cheated	B．to read; being cheated
C．to be reading; to be cheated	D．to read; to be cheated

2 . ______ that we had great trouble ______ it.

A．So difficult was the problem, to solve

B．Difficult as the problem was, solving

C．So difficult was the problem, solving

D．So difficult the problem was, to solve

3 . When working on a tough project, you need to keep ________ the guidelines to ensure you’re always on the track.

A．preserving

B．reserving

C．observing

D．deserving

4 . I find it no use ________ about it now. I really regret ________ the exam.

A．to argue; to fail

B．arguing; to fail

C．to argue; failing

D．arguing; failing

5 . Zhang Boli has devoted all his life to________Traditional Chinese Medicine, for which he________the title “People’s Hero”.

A．promoting; impresses	B．promote; illuminates
C．promote; concludes	D．promoting; deserves

6 . He promised South Africans that he would _________ himself _________ them improve their lives.

A．devote; into helping	B．be devoted; to helping
C．devote; to help	D．devoted; to helping

7 . The first few weeks after I moved to Australia, I had great difficulty ______ myself fully understood by my neighbors.

A．to make

B．making

C．made

D．been made

8 . I had never imagined________ so many people in Nanjing Avenue on that day.

A．that there to be	B．there being
C．there to be	D．that there being

9 . The research mainly deals with the difficulty the students have ________ their attention on their study all the time.

A．to focus

B．to be focused

C．focusing

D．focused

10 . In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by          his readers with a series of coincidences — most of them          improbable.

A．acquainting, credulously	B．presenting, extremely
C．offering, steadily	D．relating, wildly