1. Your examination results were quitesatisfactory, but ?____?if you had spent less time in playingfootball??

A. wouldn’t they have been better?

B. wouldn’t they be better?

C. won’t they have been better ?

D. won’t they be better?

2. I have given up trying to convince him, there is no point ?____? with him.?

A.by arguing B. with arguing?

C. for arguing D. in arguing?

3. Criticism and self?criticism is necessary ?____? it helps us to correct our mistakes.?

A. in thatB. such thatC. so thatD. to that?

4. To my surprise, the majority of the students ?____? in favor of his proposal.?

A. isB. areC. beD. was?

5.As a matter of fact, children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational areinclined ?____? high level of self confidence.?

A. possessB. to possess ?

C. to have possessed D. possessing?

6. He managed, with his friend’s assistance, ?____? before the building was locked.?

A. being finished B. be finished?

C. to finishD. being finishing?

7. Why was the suggestion that she ?____? to our party rejected the day before yesterday??

A. be invitedB. to be invited?

C. being invitedD. has been invited?

8. The office staff ?____? gathered to hear the manager speak.?

A. haveB. is beingC. hasD. is?

9. ?____? the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.?

A. He had no sooner opened ?

B. Hardly had he opened?

C. Scarcely did he opened?

D. No sooner did he open?

10. The workers are practising ?____? a new song for the coming evening party of the New Year’sEve.?

A. to singB. to be singing?

C. singingD. being sung?