________ broke out between the South and the North．

A．Fighting

B．To fight

C．Fighting is

D．Fighting was

It is no use his ________ there, the situation is hopeless now．

A．to go

B．to be going

C．going

D．have gone

________ the new policy(政策)，we are now having a happy life．

A．Thanks to

B．Because of

C．For

D．Thank for

My classmate has some trouble ________ spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty ________ pronunciation．

A．with, with

B．in, with

C．in, in

D．with, in

The man insisted ________ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby．

A．find

B．to find

C．on finding

D．in finding

Mr．Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ________ some schools for poor children．

A．set up

B．setting up

C．have set up

D．having set up

Fishing is his favorite hobby, and ________．

A．he'd like to collect coins as well

B．he feels like collecting coins, too

C．to collect coins is also his hobby

D．collecting coins also gives his great pleasure

I really appreciate ________ to relax with you on this nice island．

A．to have bad time

B．having time

C．to have time

D．to having time

In some parts of London, missing a bus means ________ for another hour．

A．waiting

B．to wait

C．wait

D．to be waiting

________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement．

A．The president will attend

B．The president to attend

C．The president attended

D．The president's attending