--_____ us a definite answer can’t solve the problem.
--I agree with you. Someone must have a talk with him.
A. Avoiding to give B. Avoiding giving
C. He avoided giving D. His avoiding giving
He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _______ to.
A. spoken B. speaking
C. speak D. be spoken
Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ______whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see B. to be seen
C. seeing D. seen
The more you practise _____ English, the better your _____ English will be.
A. to speak; speaking B. speaking; spoken
C. spoken; spoken D. spoken; speaking
The flowers ________ sweet in the garden look ________ and attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
A. to smell; beautifully B. smell; lovely
C. are smelt; beautiful D. smelling; lovely
The possibility of a murder _____, the police have set about looking for the clues to her suicide.
A. to be ruled out B. to rule out
C. having ruled out D. having been ruled out
