44. I went ______a balloon but I didn't see anyone _____ balloons.

　　　 A. to buy, to sell　　　 B. to buy, selling　　　 C. buying, selling　　　 D. buying, to sell

43. This soup is cold; it needs _____.

　　　 A. to heat　　　　　　 B. to be heated　　　　 C. being hot　　　　　 D. heated

42. She sat at the desk and set about _____ a letter to her friend.

　　　 A. to write　　　　　　 B. writing　　　　　　 C. write　 　　　　　　D. written

41. Although swimming is his favourite sport, yet he doesn't like _____ today.

　　　 A. to swim　　　　　 B. swimming　　　　 C. swim　　　　　　 D. to have swim

40. No one was surprised at _____ the examination.

A. he passing　　　　 B. his pass　　　　　　 C. him pass　　　　　 D. his passing

39. Anna spends one hour a day _____ spoken English.

　　 A. practise　　　　　　 B. to practise　　　　　 C. on practising　　　 D. in practising

38. Dick made it ______ to all his friends.

　　 A. to know　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　 D. knowing

37. ____ the same mistakes again made his parents very angry.

　　 A. His having made　 B. He has made　　　 C. He had making　　 D. Him making

36. While _____ football on tin playground, I found 'my keys ______.

　　 A. playing, lost　　 ,　 B. play, losing　　　　 C. played, being lost　 D. having played, lost

35. Every morning he gets up early and practises ______ and then _____ to school.

　　 A. to read English, go　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reading English, going

　　 C. reading English, goes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of reading English, goes