25. The murderer was brought in ,with his hands______behind his back.

A. being tied　　 B. having tied　　 C. to be tied　 D. tied

24. The speaker raised his voice but still couldn't make himself______.

A. hear　　 B. to hear　　 C. hearing　　 D. heard

23. She's upstairs_______letters.

A. writes　　 B. is writing　　 C. write　　　 D. writing

22. The secretary worded late into the night,______a long speech for the president.

A. to prepare　　 B. preparing　　 C. prepared　　 D. was preparing

21. Last summer I took a course on_______.

A. how to make dress　　　　 B. how dress be made

C. how to be made dress　　 D. how dress to be made

20. She searched the top of the hill and stopped______on a big rock by the side of the path.

A. to have rested　　 B. resting　　 C. to rest　　　 D. rest

19. Tom kept quiet about the accident_______lose his job.

A. so not as to　　 B. so as not to　　 C. so as to not　　 D. not so as to

18. Most of the artists______to the party were from South Africa.

A. invited　　 B. to invite　　 C. being invited　　 D. had been invited

17. _____the news of his father's death, he burst into tears.

A. After hearing　　 B. On hearing　 C. Having heard　　 D. While hearing

16. Peter wanted his TV______,but his wife would rather have it______off.

A. fixed; thrown　　　 B. to be fixed ; be thrown

C.fixed ; throwing　　 D.fixing ; throwing