A poet and artist ________ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon．

is

are

was

were

________ achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade．

In terms of

In case of

As a result

In face of

Don’t respond to any e-mail ________ personal information, no matter how official they look．

searching

asking

requesting

questioning

We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketball, ________ that all children like these things．

thinking

think

to think

thought

Don’t sit there ________ nothing．Come and help me with this table．

do

to do

doing

and doing

His attention which should be paid to ________ is now being drawn to ________ games．

studying; play

his study; playing

his study; play

study; play

What worried the child most was ________ to visit his mother in hospital．

his not allowing

his not being allowed

his being not allowed

having not been allowed

It remains ________ whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals．

seen

to be seen

seeing

to see

It is difficult to imagine his ________ the decision without any consideration．

to accept

accept

accepting

accepted

“How could you do that？”he said, ________ his mother．

glance at

staring at

glaring at

seeing at