27. ____ the idiom, he looked it up in the dictionary.

　 A. Never having learned 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Not learning

　 C. Having not learned 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Having never learned

26. The boy has the habit of asking questions and then ____ their answers.

　 A. not listen to 　 B. not to listen to 　 C. not listening to 　　　 D. doesn't listen to

25. I' m examining the composition he has just finished ____ the possible mistakes in it.

　 A. to correct 　　　　　　　 B. correct 　　 　　　 C. corrected 　 　　　 D. correcting

24. ____ to make a speech, he said he would be very glad to.

　 A. When asked 　　　 　　　 B. When asking 　 C. To be asked 　D. When he was asking

23. He sent me an E-mail, ____ to get further information.

　 A. hoped 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to hope　　　 　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　 　　　 D. hoping

22. ____ some of this juice-perhaps you'll like it.

　 A. Try 　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. To try　　　　 　　　 C. Trying　　　　　　　　　　 D. If you try

21. The houses ____ are for the teachers and the construction work will start soon.

　 A. built 　　 　　　　　　　 B. to be built　　　 　　　 C. to built 　　　　　　　 D. being built

20. --- Shall we go swimming?

　--- OK, I'll just go and get ____.

　 A. to change　　　　　　　 B. changed　　　 　　　 C. it changed　　　 　　　 D. changing

19. Those who want to separate Taiwan from the mainland are lifting stone ____ it dropped on their own feet.

　 A. have　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have 　　 　　　 C. only to have 　 D. only having

18. --- Where is Mr. Li? He was here a moment ago.

　--- His secretary has just come ____, he hurried out at once.

　 A. Being told something　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Telling something

　 C. To tell something 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Having been told something