1 . They always look for excuses to postpone ________ something. In the end, it never gets done.

A．to

B．doing

C．done

D．to doing

2 . 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

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

A．What a; played

B．How; played

C．What a; playing

D．How; playing

4 . The girl is so proud that she can’t stand ___________ down upon.

A．looking

B．to look

C．to be looked

D．being looked

5 . I was afraid of my___________ fun of in front of my classmates.

A．making

B．being made

C．to make

D．having made

6 . After the guests left, she spent as much time as she could _____ the rooms.

A．tidy up

B．to clear away

C．clear away

D．tidying up

7 . He loves _____ the flowers and evergreens that he has planted in the garden.

A．treating

B．tearing

C．transforming

D．tending

8 . —Ms Griffin, what should we do__________stupid mistakes in the coming exams?
—Be more careful.

A．avoid make	B．avoiding making
C．avoid making	D．to avoid making

9 . What difficulty ________ the program of economic reform?

A．do you think the new mayor has to initiate

B．you think does the new mayor have to initiate

C．does the critic think the new mayor have initiating

D．does the critic think the new mayor has initiating

10 . —It's too cold now. Would you mind________the window?
—________. Please do it now.

A．to close; OK	B．closing; Certainly not
C．closing: of course	D．to close; Good idea