49. When he was in the office, he preferred ____ something ____ nothing.

A. to do; than do　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to do; rather than　

C. doing; rather than doing　 　　　　　　　 D. doing; to doing

48. The young man was often seen ____ by the lake.

A. to draw　 　　　　　 B. to drawing　 　　 C. draw　 　　　　　 D. drew

47. ____ English is much easier than speaking it.

A. Read　 　　　　　　　 B. To read　 　　　 C. Reading　 　　　 D. Reads

46. Some students from Grade 9 ____ do some ____ for the old.

　A. volunteered to; clean　 　　　　　　　　 B. volunteered; cleaning

　C. volunteered to; cleaning　 　　　　　　 D. volunteered; clean

45. Would you mind ____ because there’re so many children ____ here?

A. smoke; play　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. smoking; playing　

C. not smoking; play　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. not smoking; playing

44. They are looking forward to ____ all over the world.

A. travel　 　　　　　　 B. traveled　 　　　 C. traveling　 　　 D. be traveled

43. After the earthquake, almost all the windows are ____.

A. break　 　　　　　　 B. broke　 　　　　 C. broken　 　　　　 D. breaking

42. Her brother was ____ at her words.　

A. annoy　 　　　　　　 B. annoying　 　　　 C. annoyed　 　　　 D.being annoying

41. I’m sorry ____ you enough help.　

A. have given　 　　　　 B. of not giving　 C. not to have given　 D. to have given

40. The result of the game is ____.

A. frustrate　 　 　　　　 B. frustrating　 　 C. frustrated　 D. frustrates