We got ________ in a traffic jam and missed the show.

   A. held up    B. hurried up     C. to hold up     D. to hurry up

The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _______ .

   A. to be heard    B. to have been heard    C. hearing    D. being heard

The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Lu Xiang, who was reported _______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.

   A. breaking    B. having broken   C. to have broken   D. to break

It is not unusual for workers in that region_______ .

   A. to be paid more than a month late  B. to be paid later than more a month

   C. to pay later than a month more     D. to pay later more than a month

 No one knows for _______ certain what happened, but it’s _______ fair bet that it was not an accident.

   A. /, /       B. /, a       C. the , a        D. a; / 

 Such a mistake could have been avoided. Unfortunately, he ______ the mistake again and again.

  A. repeated   B. would repeat   C. had repeated    D. would have repeated

So many years have passed and the terrifying accident is still ______ in her mind.

   A. new    B. different    C. fresh    D. violent

 I expected there ______ more room for me to put in a desk in our dorm.

  A. will be    B. is     C. to be    D. being

So convenient _______ to pay by credit card that more and more people apply for their credit cards.

  A. do people find   B. people find it   C. find people     D. do people find it

Some people, when buying things in a market, often let themselves ______ into buying what they don’t want.

  A. persuade    B. persuading    C. be persuaded    D. persuaded