We know that Kate, AC Milan’s Brazilian star, is a ________ football player from his excellent performance on the field.

A. lucky　　　B. troubled　　　C. dull　　　D. gifted

 She was so sad because she failed in the math test. Let’s ________ her ________ .

A. leave；behind                                       B. leave；alone

C. leave；aside                                         D. leave；out

 First of all, ________ my company, I’d like to extend our warmest welcome to the distinguished guests from Beijing University.

A. instead of                                             B. apart from

C. on behalf of                                                 D. in place of

 —Do you need any help, Lucy?

—Yes. The job is ________ I could do myself.

A. less than                                               B. more than

C. no more than                                        D. not more than

1. That John won the Marathon surprised us.

→ __________ the Marathon surprised us.

2. I have not decided whether I should vote for Clint.

→I have not decided __________ for Clint.

3. The man who is standing at the gate is my English teacher.

→The man __________ is my English teacher.

4. After he had watered the garden, he began to mow the lawn.

→ ____________________ , he began to mow the lawn.

5. When they are heated, metals expand.

→ __________ , metals expand.

6. The car that was repaired yesterday by him is my mother’s.

→The car ______________________________ is my mother’s.

7. Because I do not know what to do next, I want to ask for your advice.

→ ______________________________ , I want to ask for your advice.

8. The next train that arrives is from New York.

→The next train __________ is from New York.

 The explanation of our teacher will make the reading easy ________ .

A. to be understood                                   B. understanding

C. to understand                                        D. understood

 Although difficult, she finished the job on time. So I think she certainly deserved ________ .

A. being praised                                        B. to be praised

C. to praise                                               D. having praised

 In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out ________ .

A. to escape burning                                  B. to escape being burned

C. escaping burned                             D. escaping from burning

 Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, ________ him a millionaire overnight.

A. making                                                               B. makes

C. to make                                                              D. made

 ________ round the city, we were impressed by the city’s new look.

A. Taken                                                         B. Taking

C. To be taken                                                        D. Being taken