That ________ surprising in the past?

A．were considered

B．are considered

C．had been considered

D．would have been considered

The boy is not ________ he ________．

A．who;was

B．what;is

C．who;used to be

D．what;used to be

________ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns．

A．Put

B．Putting

C．Having put

D．Being put

Peter can’t attend the party ________ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing for a speech at the party ________ at Mary’s house tomorrow．

A．being held; to be held

B．to be held; held

C．held; being held

D．to be held; to be held

I can’t stand ________ with Jane in the same office．She just refuses ________ talking while she works．

A．working; stopping

B．to work; stopping

C．working; to stop

D．to work; to stop

Did you suggest ________ for an outing next Sunday?

A．go

B．going

C．to go

D．should go

The man insisted ________ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby．

A．find

B．to find

C．on finding

D．in finding

Mary can’t help ________ when she saw her parents．

A．crying

B．with cry

C．cry

D．cried

This is one of the chairs that badly ________．

A．needs repairing

B．need repairing

C．needs to be repaired

D．need to repair

They knew her very well．They had seen her ________ up from childhood．

A．grow

B．grew

C．was growing

D．to grow