To answer correctly is more important than ________．

A．that you finish quickly

B．finishing quickly

C．to finish quickly

D．finish quickly

He looked around and caught a man ________ his hand into the pocket of a passenger．

A．put

B．to be putting

C．to put

D．putting

－Have you considered ________ your job as a teacher?

－Yes．I like the job because a teacher is often considered ________ a gardener．

A．to change; to be

B．to change; being

C．changing; being

D．changing; to be

When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch ________．

A．to repair bicycles

B．bicycles to be repaired

C．bicycles being repaired

D．repairing bicycles

Leonardo da Vinci(1452－1519)________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free．

A．is said to be buying

B．is said to have bought

C．had said to buy

D．has said to have bought

If the firms failed to make enough money, they would ________．

A．close down

B．call off

C．turn down

D．set off

As you can see, the number of cars on roads ________ rising these days．

A．was keeping

B．keep

C．keeps

D．were keeping

I don’t suppose anyone will volunteer, ________?

A．do I

B．don’t I

C．will they

D．won’t they

________ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies．

A．Only

B．Just

C．Still

D．Yet

Put the books back ________ they belong after you have finished them．

A．where

B．to where

C．to which

D．to the place