45. “Why were you so late for work today?”“____ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.”

A. Driving　　 B. I drove　　　 C. To drive　　　　 D. That I drove

44. It's no use ____ to get a bargain these days.

A. to expect　　　　 B. expecting　　　 C. wanting　　　　 D. you expect

43. “Why was Fred so upset?”“He isn't used ____ criticized.”

A. be　　　　 B. to be　　　　 C. to being　　　　　 D.　 having been

42. In some countries people favor ____ together even though there is much more　　　 space.

A. to stay　　　　 B. stay　　　 C. staying　 　　　D. stayed

41. Before ____ the house, you should get a surveyor____ over it.

A. buying...looking　　　　　　　　　 B.　 having bought...to look

C. buying...to have looked　　　 D. buying...to look

40. He is looking forward to ____ his holiday in Britain.

A. spend　　　 B. have spent　　　 C. spending　　　　 D.　 having been spending

39. After ____ him better, I regretted ____ him unfairly.

A. getting to know...to judge

B. getting to know...to have judged

C. getting to have know...judging

D. getting to know...having judged

38. It is no good ____ remember grammatical rules. You need to practise what you　　　 have learned.

A. trying to　　 B. to try to　　　 C. try to　　　　 D. tried to

37. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.

A. to prepare　　　　　　 B. to be prepared

C. preparing　　　　　　　 D. being prepared

36. The match was cancelled because most of the members ____ a match without a　　 standard court.

A. objected to having　　　　　　 B. were objected to have

C. objected to have　　　　　　　 D. were objected to having