41. — What do you think of the plan?

　　— It’s easier said than _____.

　　A.carried out B. carrying out C.carry out D. to carry out

　　42. Many businessmen attended the Boao Forum (博鳌论坛)because they knew what ___ from the forum.

　　A. to get B. to be got C. got D. getting

　　43. There was a famous person at the party whom everyone would like _____ to themselves.

　　A. to introduce B. to be introduced C. introducing D. being introduced

　　44. — Were you at home last Sunday?

　　— Yeah! I devoted the whole day to _____ the English grammar.

　　A. review B. reviewing C. be reviewed D. being reviewed

　　45. Once _____ at the shop, you will be dismissed immediately.

　　A. caught stealing B. caught to steal

　　C. catching stealing D. to catch to steal

　　46. Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

　　A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying

　　47. _____, John returned to school from his hometown.

　　A. The summer vacation being over

　　B. The summer vacation is over

　　C. Because the summer vacation over

　　D. After the summer vacation being over

　　48. _____ she can’t come, who will do the work?

　　A. Supposed B. Supposing

　　C. Having supposed D. Being supposed

　　49. — Is there anything you want from town?

　　— No, thank you. But I would like to get _____.

　　A. those letters mailed B. mailed letters

　　C. to mail those letters D. those letters mail

　　50. After the guests left, she spent as much time as she could _____ the rooms.

　　A. tidy up B. to clear away C. clear away D. tidying up

　　51. _____ it or not, his discovery has shocked everyone in scientific circles.

　　A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believe

　　52. To tell you the truth, I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _____ all the time.

　　A. to get worse B. to be getting worse

　　C. to have got worse D. getting worse

　　53. After the Arab states won independence, great em phasis was laid on education, with girls as well as boys _____ to go to school.

　　A. to be encouraged B. encouraging

　　C. encouraged D. be encouraged

　　54. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office _____.

　　A. to send it to B. to send it C. to be sent to D. to have it sent

　　55. _____that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest mountain.

　　A. Having told B. Having been told C. Tell D. Telling

　　56. As is known to us all, traveling is _____, but we often feel _____ when we are back from travels.

　　A. interesting; tired B. interested; tiring

　　C. interesting; tiring D. interested; tired

　　57. The foreign tourists have visited many scenic spots in Shanghai, _____ as interpreter.

　　A. the guide acts B.the guide acting C. acting D. acted

　　58. Linda is thought to_____ in Africa, but I really don’t know what country she’s working in.

　　A. have worked B. Work C. be working D. be worked

　　59. _____ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb.

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

　　60. I am busy _____ for the entrance examination, so I can’t help _____ housework at home.

　　A. preparing; doing B. preparing; to do

　　C. to prepare; doing D. to prepare; to do

　　61. In order to protect our planet, _____.

　　A. all kinds of pollution should be reduced

　　B. we should reduce all kinds of pollution

　　C. the environment should be protected first

　　D. it’s important to protect our environment

　　62. Hoping he would not be seen, Bob stole in, _____ his schoolbag and rushed out.

　　A. picking up B. picked up C. to pick up D. having picked up

　　63. _____ money if you can and many poor children in the poor mountainous areas will be able to go back to school.

　　A. Having given B. Given C.To give D. Give

　　64. Whatever trouble Mr. White had ____ with the case, he would stick to his own opinion.

　　A. deal B. to deal C. dealt D. dealing

　　65. While listening to pop music, _____.

　　A. she felt asleep B. the light went out

　　C. someone knocked at the door

　　D. and she couldn’t help laughing

　　66. _____ the distance was too long and the time was short, we decided not to drive to Florida.

　　A. Discovering B. To discover

　　C. To have discovered D. Discovered

　　67. _____, J.K. Rowling is considered to be the best fiction writer.

　　A. Having sold millions of copies of her books

　　B. Because millions of copies of her books are sold

　　C. Sold millions of copies of her books

　　D. Selling millions of copies of her books

　　68. What surprised me most was that there appeared a _____ look on her face on hearing the unexpected news.

　　A. worrying B. worried C. worry D. worries

　　69. _____ one of the most important inventions of the time, the computer helps people living in different countries to do a lot of things.

　　A. Knowing to be B. It was known

　　C. Known as D. Which was known to be

　　70. — Did you enjoy yourself last night?

　　— It’s very nice of you. I appreciated _____ to the party.

　　A. to be invited B. to have invited

　　C. being invited D. having been invited