78. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight _____ off her mind.

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

77. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.

　A. being fully accepting　　　 　　B. fully accepting

　C. having fully accepted　　　 　　D. fully accepted

76. How could he get the plan _____ without any one to support him?

　A. to carry out 　B. carry out　 　C. carrying out 　D. carried out

75. The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful.

A. making; look　　　　　 　　　　　B. to make; looked

　C. and made; looking　　　 　　　　　D. and making; be looked

74. Don’t worry. I’ll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow.

　A. typed; send　 B. to type; to send　C. type; send 　D. typed; to send

73. Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

　A. prepare 　　 B. preparing　 　　　C. prepared 　　 D. having prepared

72. Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.

　A. held; being held 　　　　　　 　 B. to be held; to be held

　C. to be held; held 　　　　　　 　D. being held; to be held

71. All of the flowers now _____ here have developed from those once _____ in the forest.

　A. raised; grown 　　　　　　　　　 B. rising; growing

　C. raised; growing 　　　　　　　 　D. rising; grown

70. The joke told by Tom made us _____, so the teacher couldn’t make himself _____.

A. to laugh; hearing　　　　　　　 　B. laughing; heard

C. laughing; hear　　　　　　　　　 　D. laughed; heard

69. When he came to, he found himself _____ on a chair, with his hands _____ back.

A. to sit; tying 　　　　　　　　　　B. sitting; tying

C. seating; tied 　　　　　　　　　 D. seated; tied