not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry. 

A. Reminding        B. Reminded         C. To remind        D. Having reminded

He knows nothing about it, so he can’t help _______ any of your work.

A. doingB. to do

C. being doingD. to be done

On hearing the news, she rushed out without hesitation,        her handbag         on the sofa and         in the distance.

    A．left; lied; disappeared  B．leaving; lying; disappeared

    C．leaving; laying; disappeared D．left; lying; disappearing

By the time you arrive in London, we ______ in Europe for two weeks.

A. shall stay       B. have stayed       C. will have stayed       D. have been staying

I wonder why Jenny ____ us recently. We should have heard from her by now.

A. hasn’t written        B. doesn’t write      C. won’t write       D. hadn’t written

— I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

   — I think so. He ___________ for it for months.

   A. is preparing      B. was preparing        C. had been preparing   D. has been preparing

Scientists have many theories about how the universe ___ into being.

A. came      B. was coming

C. had come   D. would come

He told us whether _________ a picnic was still under discussion

A. to have             B. having          C. have        D. had

John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather ___ with them to school.  

A. took       B. had taken       C. were taking       D. would take  

36. I went to meet him at the airport but I_________.

A.didn’t                          B.failed  ?

C.can’t                           D.lost