.The result of the test was rather _______.　

　A. disappointed　       B. disappointing　              C. being disappointed D. disappoint

We advised them to take a rest, but they insisted _______ the work.

　A. finish　                B. to finish                    C. in finishing               D. on finishing

I remember __ to the seaside by my uncle when I was a child. We forgot  __ an overcoat and I felt very cold.

   A. being taken; to take   B. taking; taking   C. to take; taking   D. taken; to take

_______the exam, the boy was punished by his father.

A. No passing       B. Having passed   C. Not passing       D. Not having passed

Many things _______ impossible in the past are common today.

　　A. considering              B. to consider               C. considered               D. being considered

Tell Mary that there's someone_______for her at the door.

　　A.waiting      B.waited  C.waits        D.to wait

.The cars _______ in Beijing are as good as those _______ in Shanghai.

　A. produce, produce                                    B. produced, produced 

C. produced, producing                                 D. producing, producing

.Lessons _______ easily were soon forgotten.　

　A. to learn　　              B. learn　 　                    C. learned　　           D. learning

 _______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

　A. Comparing　              B. To compare　            C. Compared　          D. Having compared

. This story,    , is very fascinating: there are many interesting characters in it.

A. on the whole       B. under no circumstances   C. in no time D. out of the question