1. _ in the queen for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car. （2008福建）福建） A. Waiting B. To wait C. Having waited D. To have waited 2. -Can those _ at the back of the classroom hear me? （2008福建）福建） -No problem. A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat3. The message is very important, so it is supposed as soon as possible. (2008陕西卷陕西卷) A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending 4. _around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Birds Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games. (2008陕西卷西卷) A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show 5. _ to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead（2008重庆）重庆） A. Fail B. Failed C. To fail D. Having failed 6. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English _ as much as we can. （2008江苏卷）江苏卷） A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. to speak 8. _ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory. （2008天津卷）天津卷） A. To throw B. Thrown C. Throwing D. Being thrown 9. We had an anxious couple of weeks _ for the results of the experiment. （2008四川卷）四川卷） A. wait B. to be waiting C. waited D. waiting 10. Lucys new job paid twice as much as she had made _ in the restaurant. （2008山东）山东） A. working B. work C. to work D. worked 11. The director had her assistant _ some hot dogs for the meeting. （全国卷（全国卷II） A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up12. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good_.（2008全国卷全国卷I） A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed 13. We finished the run in less than half the time _.（2008江西卷）江西卷） A. allowing B. to allow C. allowed D. allows 14. _ in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the warmth of spring. （2008安徽卷）安徽卷） A. To walk. B. Walking C. Walked D. Having walked 17. _the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting. (2008湖南卷湖南卷) A. Having searched B. To search C. Searching D. Search 18. The trees _ in the storm have been moved off the road. (2008湖南卷) A. being blown down B. blown down C. blowing down D to blow down19. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _alone, but she didnt like it and moved back home. (2008湖南卷) A. living B. to live C. to be living D. having lived 20. _ that she was going off to sleep, I asked if shed like that little doll on her bed. （2008北京卷） A. Seeing B. To see C. See D. Seen 21. It is worth considering what makes “convenience” foods so popular, and _ better ones of your own. （2008北京卷） A. introduces B. to introduce C. introducing D. introduced22. -Did the book give the information you needed? -Yes. But _ it, I had to read the entire book. （2008北京卷）北京卷） A. to find B. find C. to finding D. finding 23. I feel greatly honored _ into their society. （2008北京卷）北京卷） A. to welcome B. welcoming C. to be welcomed D. welcomed 24. _ the project as planned, we will have to work two more hours a day. (2008湖南卷湖南卷) A. completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete25. I hear theyve promoted Tom, but he didnt mention _ when we talked on the phone. (2008江西卷江西卷) A. to promote B. having been promoted C. having promoted D. to be promoted 26. Ideally _ for Broadway theaters and Fifth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favourite with my guests. (2008上海卷上海卷) A. locating B. being located C. having been located D. located27. My sister, an experienced rider, was found sitting in the bicycle _ to balance it.(上海卷）上海卷） A. having tried B. trying C. to try D. tried28. If there is a lot of work _, I am happy to just to keep on until it is finished. (2008上海卷上海卷) A. to do B. to be doing C. done D. doingLEARNING GRAMMAR IS NOT DIFFICULTNever be afraid of grammarCollect some examples;Watch them very carefully;Find out something in common;Try to use the rules - practise. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.