23. The thief drove as fast as he could to escape _______ by the police.

A. to be caught　B. be caught　 C. being caught 　 D. catching

22. I delayed _______ your letter because I had been away for a week.

A. answe 1ab1 r　　 B. answering　　 C. writing　　 D. to post

21. We advised them to take a re 159 st, but they insisted _______ the work.

A. finish　　 B. to finish　C. in finishing D. on finishing

20. Anything worth _______ is worthy of _______ well.

A. doing；being done　　 B. doing；doing

C. to be done；to be done　　 D. to be done；being done

19.I don't see how I could possibly manage _______ the work without _______.

A. finish；helping　　 B. to finish；being helped

C. finishing；helping　 D. finishing；being helped

18.I'd like to suggest _______ the meeting till next week.

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

17.He was afraid _______ for being late.

A. of seeing　B. of being seen　 C. to be seen　 D. to have seen

16.Would you mind _______ quiet for a moment? I'm trying _______ a form.

A. keeping；filling out　　 B. to keep；to fill out

C. keeping；to fill out　　 D. to keep；filling out

15.We appreciate _______ us to the ball.

A. them to invite　B. to invite　 C. their inviting　D. being invited

14.Writing stories and articles _______ what I enjoy most.

A. is　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. were