The discovery of new evidence led to ________.

A. the thief having caught

B.catch the thief

C.the thief being caught

D.the thief to be caught

He is not the person ________ in time of trouble.

A. to believe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. to depend

C. to depend on　　　　　　　　   　　   D. to trust in

Mr. Smith has received a letter, ________ to give a lecture in Princeton Institute.

A. being invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. to be invited

C. inviting him　　　　     　　　　D. invited

He went to the USA before liberation, ________ a large property to his daughter.

A. leaving　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. giving

C. offering　　　　　　　　　　   　　   D. left

In the reading room we found her ________ at a desk with her attention ________ on a book.

A. sitting; fixing

B. sit; fixed

C. seated; be fixed

D. seated; fixed

What fun it is to jump into a river to ________ in summer.

A. make a swimming

B. have  a swimming

C. take a dip

D. make a dip

I don’t like the place, the house is ________ to live in; besides, and the surrounding is not satisfying.

A. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. uncomfortable

C. interested　　　　　　　　  　　   D. interesting

He spoke too long. All of us ________  his tiring speech.

A. were interested in

B. had great interest in

C. got tired of

D. lost interesting in

The result of the match is quite ________ . That is to say, we failed to win the match.

A. disappointed

B. disappointing

C. to be disappointed

D. being disappointed

We all write to each other ________ , even when there is not much to say.

A. now and then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. step by step

C. by and by　　　　　　　　　　       D. more or less