14. With a lot of difficult problems_____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settled 　　　　　　 B. settling 　　　　　　　　　 C. to settle 　　　　　 D. being settling

13. You shouldn’t keep silent when ____

A. speaking 　　　　　 B. spoken to 　　　　 C. spoken 　　　　　　　　　 D. speaking to

12. The students expected ____ more reviewing classes before the exam.

A. there to be 　　　　　　　 B. there are 　　　　　　　　 C. there being 　　　　　　 D.　 there to have

11. ___to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately.

A. Determined 　　 B. Be determined 　 C. Having determined 　 D. To be determined

10. My watch has stopped, so I will get it ______ this afternoon.

A. repaired　　　　　　　　　 B. repairing 　　　　　　　　 C. repair 　　　　　　　 D. to repair

9. The boy is often found _____in reading books.

A. absorbs 　　　　　 B. is absorbed 　　　　　　 C. absorbing 　　　　 D. absorbed

8. The computer system 　　suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

A. broke down　　 B. broke out　　 C. broke up　　 D. broke in

7. There is only 15 minutes　　　 . Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.

A. leaving　 B. to leave　　 C. left　　 D. having left

6. After he retired from office, Rogers　　　　 painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. took up　　 B. saved up 　　C. kept up　　 D. drew up

5. Always read the　　　 on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations　　 B. instructions　　　 C. descriptions　　 D. introductions