1. Michael tries to earn much money by hard work and save money ___ travelling abroad.

　　A. in hope of B. to hope C. in the hope of D. for the hope of

　　2. ____________ indoors watching TV, I prefer to go hunting in the forests.

　　A. Rather than stay B. Rather than to stay

　　C. Rather than staying D. Rather staying

　　3. Can you imagine ____________ the dinner for his family?

　　A. George to cook B. George to be cooking

　　C. George cooking D. George’s cooking

　　4. —Shall I begin the story?

　　—___________, we’re all listening.

　　A. All right B. Go ahead C. Yes, you will D. Certainly

　　5. That car accident ___________ three people their lives.

　　A. lost B. cost C. killed D. took

　　6. —Have you ___________ drinking?

　　—Not yet.

　　A. been used for B. got used for C. been used to D. got used to

　　7. —What is ___________ distance between Beijing University and Qing Hua University?

　　—Sorry, I don’t know it exactly, but the two universities are within __________ easy distance?

　　A. the;不填 B. the;an C. 不填;an D. 不填;不填

　　8. The passenger ____________ a sign with his hand and the taxi began to drive towards him.

　　A. had B. gave C. made D. did

　　9. We all think it most foolish ___________ that mistake .

　　A. for you to make B. of you to make C. for your making D. of your making

　　10. —I don’t understand this sentence.

　　—Then you’d better get Henry __________ that sentence to you once more.

　　A. explain B. to explain C. explaining D. explained

　　11. —Excuse me, sir. I’m writing a research report on French culture? Do you mind answering me a few questions?

　　—_____________.

　　A. Certainly B. By all means C. Yes, please D. No, of course not

　　12. The squirrel was so lucky that it just missed ___________.

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

　　13. The Coast Guards reported ____________ a ship without hanging its national flag.

　　A. to see B. to have seen C. seeing D. seen

　　14. We’ll put off the outing until next week, ____________ we won’t be so busy.

　　A. when B. which C. what D. as

　　15. Our class ____________ a wonderful folk dance, which caused a lot of applause(掌聲)when it was over.

　　A. put up B. put away C. put aside D. put on