________ I want to know is ________ I can master English in the shortest time．

A．What; how

B．How; what

C．Which; what

D．What; what

Although difficult, she finished the job on time．So I think she certainly deserved ________．

A．being praised

B．to be praised

C．to praise

D．having praised

After the class was over, the student apologized ________ the teacher ________ his coming late．

A．for; to

B．to; with

C．with; to

D．to; for

The police came in ________ the thief attempted to rush out of the store．

A．at the moment

B．the moment

C．for the moment

D．at any moment

Although the Lakers won 118-78 victory tonight over the Houston Rockets in Game 5 at Staples Center, they were ________ to celebrate it．

A．in a good mood

B．in a no mood

C．no way

D．in no mood

Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some ________ a life span of around 20 years．

A．have

B．had

C．having

D．to have

You can ________ that all the goods are delivered on time．

A．depend it on

B．rely on it

C．put it on

D．take on it

How can I help them to understand ________ they won't listen to me？

A．while

B．even though

C．when

D．as if

I would love ________ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report．

A．to have gone

B．having gone

C．going

D．to go

Leonardo da Vinci(1452－1519)________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free．

A．is said to be buying

B．is said to have bought

C．had said to buy

D．has sad to have bought