16. The newly built cafe, the walls of    painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work.

A. whose    B. it

C.  what   D. which

15. As a result of the serious flood, two thirds of the buildings in the area    .

A. need to repair         B. needs to repair

C. needs repairing       D.  need repairing

14. Children     to difficult situations are better at handling those   tasks. 

A.    exposing; challenging

B.    exposed; challenged

C.    exposed; challenging

D.    exposing; challenged

9. Mary       all the housework, she dropped herself into the sofa ? sighing with relief.

A. finished            B.  had finished

C.  having finished     D. finishing

8. Do you know how much time and effort they devoted   such a complicated project?

A. to complete    B. completed

C. completing    D. to completing

7. English is difficult    . Nobody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

A. learning     B. to be learned

C. learned       D. to learn

6. [2014 •江西卷]He is thought    foolishly. Now he has no one but himself to blame for losing the job.

A. to act     B.  to have acted

C. acting    D.  having acted

5.  It's quite hot today. Do you feel  like    for a swim?

A. to go   B. going

C. go    D. having gone

4. The manager was satisfied to see many new products    after great effort.

A. having developed    B. to develop

C. developed         D. develop

3. [2014 •天津卷]Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only     it didn't fit.

A. to find      B. found

C. finding      D. having found