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 . The collectors dreamed of ________ a place to show off the collection in Latin America as a way to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse regions.

A．there to be

B．there being

C．there having

D．there would be

4 . 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.

5 . Barely ________settled down in Beijing when he was tasked ________over the company in Shanghai, whose CEO was diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago.

A．he had ; to take	B．had he ; with taking
C．had he; to take	D．he had; with taking

6 . Considering the tight schedule, I decided to accept his advice on me________ a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane.

A．to grab

B．having grabbed

C．grabbing

D．grabbed

7 . What ________ do you have ________ them finish their homework on time?

A．difficulty; to make	B．difficulty; with making
C．difficulty; making	D．difficulties; in making

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 . 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

10 . ________ your phone is a worthy assistant, there’s no substitute for a real camera when it comes to ________ the perfect picture.

A．As; taking

B．Whether; take

C．Though; take

D．While; taking