1 . Paul has always regretted ________harder at school when he was young.

A．not having studied

B．not being studied

C．not studying

D．not to study

2 . 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

3 . ______ 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

4 . For many older people, especially those __________health issues, poor eyesight makes_______ almost impossible on small screens, and their leathery fingers makes _________to use touch-screens.

A．suffering, reading, it hard	B．suffering from, reading, it hard
C．suffering from, to read, hard	D．suffering, to read, hard

5 . The pen____________ so well and I think it is worth____________. To be honest, you will regret it if you don’t take it.

A．is written; buying	B．writes; to be bought
C．writes; buying	D．wrote; being bought.

6 . I ______ an apology to you earlier, but failed because you ______ me since we last quarreled.

A．intended to make, had avoided meeting

B．intended to have made, had avoided to meet

C．had intended making, have avoided to meet

D．had intended to make, have been avoiding meeting

7 . Every morning he gets up early and practises ________ and then ________ to school.

A．to read English; go	B．reading English; goes
C．reading English; going	D．of reading English; goes

8 . 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

9 . After ________ many times, the small town, also simply ________ as “Golden Town”, has attracted a large number of tourists.

A．recommending; being referred to

B．recommended; referring to

C．being recommended; referring to

D．having been recommended; referred to

10 . ________ good time we have ________ in Hong Kong!

A．What a; played

B．How; played

C．What a; playing

D．How; playing