58. To answer correctly is more important than _____.

A. that you finish quickly　　　 　　　　B. finishing quickly

C. to finish quickly　　　　　　 　　　　D. finish quickly

57. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

A. put 　　　　　 　B. to be putting 　　C. to put 　　　　 　D. putting

56. And there, almost _____ in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet.

A. having lost 　　 B. losing 　　　　　 C. to be lost 　　　 D. lost

55. ___ the front door ___, he had to enter the room through the back door.

A. Seen; painted　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. Seeing; painted

C. Being seen; being painted　　　　　 　D. Seeing; being painted

54. _____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it.

A. Having stolen 　B. Having been stolen　C. Stolen 　　　 D. Stealing

53. The dog, _____, will be made a good watchdog.

A. to train properly　　　 　　　　　　　B. being trained properly

C. properly to train　　　　　　　　　 　D. trained properly

52. --- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?

　--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.

A. to change; to be 　　　　　　　　　 　B. to change; being

C. changing; being 　　　　　　　　　 　D. changing; to be

51. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _____.

A. to repair bicycles　　　　　　 　　　B. bicycles to be repaired

C. bicycles being repaired　　　 　　　D. repairing bicycles

50. It’s too hot today. Why not ____ your coat?

A. taken off　 　　　　 B. to take off　 　 C. take off　 　　　 D. taking off

49. When he was in the office, he preferred ____ something ____ nothing.

A. to do; than do　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to do; rather than　

C. doing; rather than doing　 　　　　　　　 D. doing; to doing