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He prefers ________ (walk) to taking buses.
walking
The manager denied ______ of the hidden policy ahead of time.
A. having been informed B. to inform C. informed D. being inform Answer:
A
He resents to be called careless by his colleagues.
to be called → being called
People say they will hold the sports meeting next month.→The sports meeting is said ______(hold) next month.
to be held
I regret ______(inform) you that I regret ______(miss) the crucial seminar last week
to inform; missing
She is said ______ the official award three months before.
A. to receive B. receiving C. to have received D. having received Answer
C
They avoid to make silly mistakes in exams.
to make→making
He finished all homework early and went out for fun.→ ______ (have) (finish) all homework early, he went out for fun.
Having finished
The whole team looks forward to ______(launch) the new project, but no staff is permitted ______(make) arbitrary decisions without manager approval.
launching; to make
He hates ______ while concentrating on official documents.
A. to disturb B. disturbing C. to be disturbing D. being disturbed
D
The manager regrets not to remind staff of the deadline last week.
to remind→having reminded
People believe that they built the castle hundreds of years ago.→The castle is believed ______(build) hundreds of years ago.
to have been built
They admitted ______(ignore) safety warnings earlier and feared ______(punish) severely by the inspection team.
having ignored; being punished
They avoided ______ by inspectors for breaking industry rules.
A. being fined B. to fine C. fining D. having fined Answer
A
The law forbids companies waste raw materials casually.
waste→to waste
I didn’t tell you the truth before, and I feel sorry now.→I regret ______(not tell) you the truth before.
not having told
The official denied ______(receive) any illegal funds and resented ______(call) dishonest by media reporters.
having received; being called
I regret ______ you the critical notice earlier.
A. not to tell B. not telling C. not having told D. to not tell
C
He is reported finish all the research before the official check.
finish→to have finished
Because they delayed preparing data, people had to put off the meeting.→They delayed ______(prepare) data, causing the meeting ______(put off).
preparing;to be put off