______ which school was suitable for their son, the parents visited lots of different primary schools in the city.

A. Finding B. Being found      C. Found D. To find

What depressed her was that although she kept waving her hand, nobody seemed _______ her new watch.

A. noticing B. to have been noticed     C. to have noticed D. having noticed

—________ You look very depressed. —I failed the driving test again.

A. So what?B. Take your time.      C. What’s up? D. Not to worry.

_________ the exercises, we went on to learn the new words in the next unit.

A. FinishedB. To finish     C. Having finishedD. Finishing

It’s impossible for him to escape ________ this time; he made such a big mistake.

A. to punish B. punishing     C. being punished D. having punished

I hurried back home only ________ that I had left my key at my office.

A. to find B. finding      C. having found D. found

—I have won the first prize in the recent English contest.

—______________!

A. Congratulations B. Cheers     C. Best wishesD. Good luck

They were close ______ each other in high school and now are still ______ touch.

A. to; with B. to; in     C. with; in D. with; with

The ability to _____ one another for past wrongs is one of the greatest attributes that anyone should possess or exercise.

A. explainB. forgiveC. excuseD. apologize

The gym is a public place, so you should be ________ and leave all the machines clean after using them.

A. considerate B. cautious     C. subtle D. modest