17. To get an education, _______.

　 A. working hard is very important　　　　　　　 B. working hard is needed

　 C. one must work hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it is needed to work hard

16. Tom does speak Chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _______.

　 A. to improve　　　　　　　 B. to be improved　　　　 C. improving　　　　　　 D. improved

15.That gas pipeline project, 　　　　in July 2002 and 　　　　in 2005, will be China’s longest gas pipeline in history.

　 A. starting; completing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. started; to be completed

　 C. to start; completed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. starting; completed

14.We saw new houses 　　　　wherever we went on our visit.

　 A. built　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being built　　　　　　 C. building　　　　　　　　 D. to build

13.　　 　a little money , Jane was able to buy her mother a lovely new watch .

　 A. To save 　　　　　　　　 B. Saving 　　　　　　　　 C. Saved 　　　　　　　　 D. Having saved　

12.The student, if well _____ , will pass the examination without much difficulty.

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

11. At the seventh International Ballet Competitions , Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever 　　　　　to an American male dancer .

　 A. awarded 　　　　　　　 B. to be award 　　　　 C. being awarded 　　 D. should be awarding

10. David apologized for ______ to inform me of the change in the plan.

　 A. his being not able　　　　　　　 B. him not to be able

　 C.　 his not being able　　　　　　 D. him to he not able

9.They really have a great time too , designing everything , drawing the blue prints ,　　　 　the angles and so on .　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. looking out 　　　 B. taking out C. finding out 　　　 D. figuring out　　

8. -I really appreciate 　　　　　to holiday with you on this nice island .

　　 -It’s my pleasure .

　 A. have time 　　　　　　 B. having time 　　　　 C. to have time 　　　　 D. to having time