The bird was lucky that it just missed ________．

A．catching

B．to be caught

C．being caught

D．to catch

It is very hot．I feel like ________ something cool．

A．to drink

B．a drink

C．a little

D．drinking

They enjoyed ________ a wonderful evening at the Country Club．

A．being spent

B．to have spent

C．having spent

D．having been spent

The sick woman needs ________．

A．looking after

B．to be looking after

C．to look after

D．being looked after

China today is ________ the poor country of the past．

A．no longer

B．not any longer

C．no sooner

D．no more

The prisoner escaped ________ the risk of ________．

A．for; being caught

B．with; catching

C．at; being caught

D．at; catching

The novel ________ a true story．

A．based on

B．based at

C．is based on

D．based from

One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high rise is that you can get a good ________．

A．sight

B．scene

C．view

D．look

The question was not as simple as it ________．

A．supposes to

B．was supposing to be

C．supposed to be

D．was supposed to be

He was ________ to be reading at home, but he was out．

A．supposed

B．hoped

C．found

D．made