A person ________ a foreign language must be able to use the foreign language ________ all about his own．

to learn; to forget

learning; to forget

to learn; forgetting

learning; forgetting

His wife died, ________ her five children．

leave

to leave

leaving

left

I didn’t go anywhere last summer holiday, because I wouldn’t be able to go on holiday with my mother ________ ill．

was

be

being

to be

On hearing the bad news, he got up quickly ________ the lunch unfinished．

leave

left

to leave

leaving

When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door ________ “Sorry to miss you; will call later．”

read

reads

to read

reading

________ Sunday, the students are at home．

Being

To be

It is

It being

________ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time．

By the way

In a way

In the way

In no way

What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it．

the way

in the way that

in the way

the way which

Was it ________ the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?

holding

to hold

held

having held

The plant may grow to a height of several meters, ________ soil conditions．

depending on

and depends on

depends on

to depend on