59. The old farmer, _____ the badly injured and burnt soldier, came out of the burning farmhouse, calling continuously for help.

A. supporting 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having supported

C. being supported by 　　　　　　　　　 D. being supported

58. To answer correctly is more important than _____.

A. that you finish quickly　　　 　　　　B. finishing quickly

C. to finish quickly　　　　　　 　　　　D. finish quickly

57. He looked around and caught a man _____ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

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

56. 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

55. ___ the front door ___, he had to enter the room through the back door.

A. Seen; painted　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. Seeing; painted

C. Being seen; being painted　　　　　 　D. Seeing; being painted

54. _____ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it.

A. Having stolen 　B. Having been stolen　C. Stolen 　　　 D. Stealing

53. The dog, _____, will be made a good watchdog.

A. to train properly　　　 　　　　　　　B. being trained properly

C. properly to train　　　　　　　　　 　D. trained properly

52. --- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?

　--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.

A. to change; to be 　　　　　　　　　 　B. to change; being

C. changing; being 　　　　　　　　　 　D. changing; to be

51. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _____.

A. to repair bicycles　　　　　　 　　　B. bicycles to be repaired

C. bicycles being repaired　　　 　　　D. repairing bicycles

50. It’s too hot today. Why not ____ your coat?

A. taken off　 　　　　 B. to take off　 　 C. take off　 　　　 D. taking off