23. And there, almost＿＿＿in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet.

　　 A. having lost　　 B. losing　　 C. to be lost　　 D. lost

22. It was＿＿＿＿computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

　　 A. to have played　　　　 B. playing　　　

　　 C. played　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having played

21. With his son＿＿＿, the old man felt unhappy.

　　 A. to be disappointed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointing

　　 C. being disappointed　　　　　　　　 D. to disappoint

20. Nearly every great building in Beijing was built＿　 south.

　　 A. to face　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. facing

　　 C. to have faced　　　　　　　　 D. being facing

19. A doctor can expect＿＿＿at any hour of the day or night.

　　 A. calling　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to call

　　 C. being called　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be called

18. When I caught him cheating me, I stopped ＿＿things in his shop.

　　 A. buying　　 B. buy　　 C. to buy　　 D. bought

17. Sandy could do nothing but ＿＿＿to his mother that he was wrong.

　　 A. admitting　　 B. admits　　 C. admit　　 D. to admit

16. You will find the word “psychology” ＿＿＿＿under “P” in your dictionary.

　　 A. have listed　　 B. list　　 C. listed　　 D. listing

15. In order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours＿＿in my study.

　　 A. locking　　 B. locked　　 C. to lock　　 D. being locked

14. Does the way you thought of＿＿＿the water clean make any sense?

　　 A. making　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to make　　　　　　　　　　

　　 C. how to make　　　　　　　　　 D. having made