—What happened to the house?

—It _______ burnt to the ground.

A. is said to having been　　　　　　　　　　  B. is supposed to have been

C. is reported to be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. believed to have

Finally he found a small hotel _______ for a meal.

A. staying at　　　　  B. staying at it　　    C. to stay at　　　　   D. to stay at it

—It seems that Henry isn’t a Frenchman.

—No, he isn’t a _______ speaker of French.

A. natural　　　　　　　　　　 B. national　　　　　　 C. native　　　　　　    D. mother

The meeting was about to end and everyone was in a hurry to leave when I insisted _______ some questions.

A. on asking　　　　  B. to ask　　　　　　    C. asking　　　　　　   D. that he had asked

Don’t move the things in the room. Just _______.

A. leave them where they are　　　　　　   B. make them where they are

C. leave them in the place they are　　    D. keep them the same

There was no other wooden box _______, so they had no choice but to stand there talking.

A. to sit down　　    B. to sit on　　　　　　 C. to be sat on　　　　　　  D. sitting on

Insects have many different living and eating habits. Some live in hot climates; others ________ cool temperatures. Some eat plants; others eat other insects or dead animals.

A. fix　　　　　　　　    B. intend　　　　　　    C. live　　　　　　　　   D. prefer

One ________ that you’re making progress in an art such as panting is that you begin to realize how much there is ________.

A. signal; to learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. question; to learn

C. sign; to learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. signal; learning

We must start ________ dawn if we want to arrive on time.

A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. from

It’s going to be some time before they ________ a severe illness.

A. recover from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. recover

C. will recover from　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. strengthen from