15. “Do you want to give a talk on that subject?”

“I prefer ______ .”

a. not want　　　 b. not wanting　　　 c. to not giving　　　 d. not to

14. I have tried _______ worrying about it.

a. to stop consciously　　　　 b. to consciously stop

c. to conscious stopping　　　 d. to stopping consciously

13. I’m not going to ask the teacher why he gave me that grade; I intend _______.

a. to let rest the matter　　　 b. the matter to be let resting

c. letting the matter to rest　　 d. to let the matter rest

12. Induction means ______ a general conclusion from special facts.

a. to come to　　 b. to coming　　 c. coming to　　 d. came

11. We must have an engineer ______ the workers build the house.

a. to see　　 b. see　 　c. seeing　　 d. seen

10. “What did you do in the garden?”

“I watched my father ______ his motorbike.”

a. to repair　　 b. repaired　　 c. repairing　　 d. repairs

9. The worker is ______ in repairing the machine to notice my coming.

a. too busy　　 b. enough busy　　 c. busy too　　 d. busy enough

8. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined ______ high levels of self-confidence.

a. possess　　 b. have possessed　　 c. to possess　　 d. possessing

7. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.

a. so as to　　 b. such as to　　 c. so that　　 d. such that

6. _______ trouble, I’m going to forget the whole affair.

a. Then rather cause　　 b. Rather causing　　

c. Rather than cause　　 d. Rather than caused