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英语
二、单项选择(每小题1分,满分10分)
1. With the tough problems ________, the newly-promoted manager felt greatly relieved.
A. to settle B. settling C. settled D. being settled
2. If ______ in class, you will have to clean the classroom for a week as a punishment.
A. to catch to sleep B. caught to sleep
C. catching sleeping D. caught sleeping
3. —The road ____ outside the school bothers the students a lot.
— Actually, we don’t know when it will be completed.
A. being built B. to be built C. to built D. built
4. —Can you bring forward a better solution?
—This is the best way I can imagine ________ the project ahead of schedule.
A. completing B. to completing C. to complete D. completed
5. ________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
A. The president will attend B. The president to attend
C. The president having attended D. The president’s attending
6. By not having a child, the carbon footprint of an individual ________ in a developed country would be reduced on average by an extra 58.6 tons of carbon dioxide every year, ________ current emission rates.
A. lived; basing on B. living; basing on
C. lived; based on D. living; based on
7. When entering the office, ____.
A. Roger was found sitting at a desk B. we found Roger seated at a desk
C. Roger was found sat at a desk D. it was we who found Roger seat at a desk
8. ________ by the police, the kidnappers had no choice but ________ up.
A. Being surrounded; to give B. Having surrounded; give
C. Surrounded; to give D. Surrounding; give
9. Tom admitted ________ in the examination, so he ________ to college in the end.
A. having cheated; was not admitted B. have cheated; didn’t admit
C. having cheated; won’t be admitted D. have cheated; hadn’t been admitted
10. ________ quite well in the important exam, he came back home, ________ and smiling.
A. Doing; relaxing B. Having done; relaxed
C. Doing; to relax D. Having done; relaxing
三、阅读理解(每小题2分,满分30分)
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