She had nothing to do but ________ some newspapers．

to read

read

reading

to see

By the end of last year, another new gymnasium ________ in Beijing．

would be completed

was being completed

has been completed

had been completed

He was about to tell me the secret ________ someone patted him on the shoulder．

as

until

while

when

We were swimming in the lake ________ suddenly the storm started．

when

while

until

before

Rita ________ two hours every Sunday afternoon to spend with her son．

sets out

sets away

sets aside

sets off

Mr．Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ________ some schools for poor children．

set up

setting up

have set up

has set up

The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks．

set back

set off

set out

set aside

I think ________ a good image is pretty important for us all．

create

creating

having created

creates

The Chinese people ________ cultural traditions ________ their long history．

had created; during

have created; during

had created; since

created; for

In the dark forests ________, some large enough to hold several English towns．

stand many lakes

lie many lakes

many lakes lie

many lakes stand