He was busy writing the exam paper , only ___once in a while to check the time. 

A. to stop      B. stopping             C. to have stopped  D. having stopped

_______that she didn’t do a good job, I don’t think I am abler than her.

A. To have said       B. Having said    C. To say           D. Said

 – In fact, I’m not used ________ to like that.

   – Neither am I.

A. to being spoken      B. to be spoken   C. to speak      D. to speaking

The teacher stressed again that the students should not ___________ any important details while retelling the story.

A. bring out          B. let out         C. leave out           D. make out

 _______ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.

A. Lack of     B. Lack for    C. Lacking of   D. Being lacked

_______ from the moon, our earth, with water _______seventy percent of its surface, appears a blue ball

A. Seen; covered      B. Seeing; covering  

C. Seen; covering   D. Seeing; covered

Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water ________.

A. if not managed carefully                 B. if are not managed carefully

C. unless not managed carefully             D. unless are not managed carefully

Tom ______ to me that the rooster which _______ in the corner _______ an egg.

A. lied; lay; had lain B. lied; laid; had lain

C. lied; lay; had laid D.lay; lied; had laid

They did not find ________ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.

A. it worthy  B. it worthwhile C. it worth   D. worth their while

You can not imagine that a well-behaved gentleman _______be so rude to a lady.

A. might           B. need           C. should             D. would