50.There is _____what may happen.

　A. not saying　　 B. no saying　　　　 C. not to say　　　 D. saying not

48.--- Don’t you think a trip to the ocean would be nice?

　 --- I dislike ____in salt water.

　A. swimming　 B. for me to swim　　 C. to swim　　　　 D. swim

49We hoped being there would make the work easier.

　A. he　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　 C. his　　　　　　 D. himself

47.Miss Joan’s bad habit is ____without thorough understanding.

　A. read　　　　 B. being read　　　　 C. to be read　　　 D. reading

46.We can’t understand ____ at the poor little match- girl.

　A. they laugh　 B. their laughing　　　 C. them to laugh　　 D. them way laugh

45.--- It’s difficult to make money as a artist.

　 --- Have you considered_____ a course in business for artist?

　A. to take　　　 B. about taking　　　 C. your talking　　 D. taking

44. They wouldn’t allow him ____across the enemy line.

　A. risk going　　 B. risking to go　　　 C. going to risk　　 D. to risk going

43.The squirrel was lucky that it just missed_____.

　A. catching　 　　B. to be caught　　　 C. being caught　　 D. to catch

42.--- How did the prisoner escape?

　 --- By climbing a fence and____ someone’s car. .

　A. steal　　　　 B. from stealing　　 C. to steal　　　　 D. stealing

41. Mrs. Harley has a habit of asking questions_____ .

　A. but then not listen to the answers　 B. and then not listen to the answers

　C. and then not listening to the answers D. and then doesn’t listen to the answer

40.You have no business______ to me the way you did yesterday.

　A. to talk　　　 B. talking　　　　 C. talked　　　　　 D. of talking