My daddy is lovely and ________, but sometimes he is not ________ me．

energy; patient to

energetic; patient to

energy; patience with

energetic; patient with

The visiting professor ________ giving lectures to students ________ invited to meetings at times．

preferred; to being

preferred to; rather than

preferred; than being

preferred; than to being

The boy is very brave．I ________ he ________ the tall tree．

dare say; dares to climb

dare to say; dare climbing

dare saying; dares climb

dare to say; dares climbed

I hate ________ when people talk with their mouths full．

it

that

these

them

________ time went on, Einstein’s theory ________ right．

With; proved

As; proved to be

With; proved to be

As; proved to

She brought with her three friends, none of ________ I had ever met before．

them

who

whom

these

We are looking forward to ________ from you but just now at the gate I look forward only to ________ no mailman coming．

hearing; seeing

hearing; see

hear; seeing

hear; see

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

is said to be buying

is said to have bought

had said to buy

has said to have bought

My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ________ expensive．

as

so

too

very

He seems to ________ Iane．He knows her well．

introduce to

be introducing to

be introduced to

have been introduced to