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

The sports meeting we have been looking forward to ___________ finally.

A. comes B. come C. coming D. have come

The thief entered the room without ______________.

A. noticing B. being noticed

C. having noticed D. having been noticed

When are you going to ______ your novel __________?

A. get, to publish B. get, be published

C. have, publishing D. have, published

I'd like to buy a house — modern, comfortable, and ____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. above all B. in all C. after all D. at all

__________ to sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split.

A. Being exposed B. Having exposed

C. Exposed D. To expose

Wet umbrellas are not allowed ______ into the classroom. If there is any, then the monitor is ______.

A. to be taken, to blame

B. to be taken, to be blamed

C. being taken, to blame

D. taken, to be blamed

——Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?

——I ___________, but I had an unexpected visitor.

A. had B. would C. did D. was going to

It is reported that some journalists from certain presses got themselves _______false reporting the mine disaster and they are_______ accepting hush(沉默) money

A. involved in; accused of

B. involved with; charged of

C. to be involved in; accused with

D. to be involved with; charged with

____________everything that's not necessary, and you will get a more meaningful story.

A. Cut in B. Cut down C. Cut up D. Cut out