Unit 3 Under the sea
a. abandoning b. abandoned c. to be abandoned d. being abandoned
3. mum has always made me ________ my skin problem and encouraged me to use the cream.
a. aware of b. compared to c. familiar with d. accustomed to
4. my sister was very unhappy for _______ to the party.
a. having not been invited b. not having invited c. having not invited d. not having been invited
5. ______ by a snake, she was frightened of it.
a. being bitten b. to bite c. having been bitten d. biting
6. he was annoyed for __________ outside while his wife was shopping with the key.
a. being kept b. keeping c. kept d. to be kept
7. i have never eaten such _______ food before. thank you for the treat.
a. tasteless b. awful c. rotten d. tasty
8. the old man lives on a _________ after his retirement.
a. pension b. refund c. salary d. wage
9. —did jack come back early last night? —yes. it was not yet eight o’clock ________ he arrived home.
a. what b. that c. when d. until
10. ________ different life today is from ________ was fifty years ago!
a. what a; what b. how; what c. what; what d. what a; how
11. ________ the same mistakes again made his parents very angry.
a. his having made b. he has made c. he had making d. his making
12. you’d better not have the light ________ all day long.
a. burning b. burned c. to burn d. being burnt
13. ---what should i do with this passage? ---____________ the main idea of each paragraph.
a. finding out b. found out c. find out d. to find out
14. what a pity! i missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was _______ in the traffic jam.
a. broken up b. kept back c. held up d. kept up
15. he always dreams of ________ a chance for him to go abroad for further study.
a. there being b. there to be c. there is d. there be