1 . For years he was a high-voltage cable splicer, a job he loved because it ________ outdoors with plenty of freedom and overtime pay.

A．was meant to work	B．meant working
C．meant to have worked	D．was meant working

2 . —Where shall I go for the summer holiday?
—How about Xiamen? It’s a city worth ______.

A．to look around

B．looking forward to

C．looked forward to

D．looking around

3 . ______ by the vastness of the universe can make one feel insignificant, but it can also inspire great imagination, leading to ______ the origin of life.

A．Amazed, questioning	B．Being amazed, question
C．Amazed, question	D．Being amazed, questioning

4 . The new book the publishers looked forward to last season by ________ all means is expected to make a sensation at last.

A．being put out

B．was put out

C．putting out

D．put out

5 . ______ to lose is one of life’s most important lessons and there’s no point ______a tantrum if you lose.

A．Learn; to have

B．Learning; having

C．Learn; having

D．Learning; to have

6 . My grandmother was really ______ and spent hours ______ me stories that she had made up.

A．imaginary; tell

B．imaginative; tell

C．imaginary; telling

D．imaginative; telling

7 . After ________ a sense of culture shock in France, I’m not taken________ surprise easily.

A．experiencing, by	B．having experiencing, by
C．experiencing, in	D．having experiencing, in

8 . According to the official press release, after ________ for 10 to 12 minutes, the glasses enable the mind to resynchronise with the movement perceived by the inner ears while the eyes were focused on an immobile object such as a smartphone or a book, and the wearer can just take them off and enjoy the rest of the journey.

A．worn

B．being worn

C．wearing

D．having worn

9 . __________knowledge and skills, he had no difficulty __________ a well-paid job after graduation.

A．Equipped with; finding	B．Equipped for, finding
C．Equipping with; to find	D．Equipping for, to find

10 . It was the end of my first busy day as a waitress, and I really enjoyed __________ time to relax.

A．to have

B．to have had

C．having

D．of having