The manager insisted on _________ on time.
A.his finishing the task B.he finishing the task
C.him to finish the task D.him finish the task
I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.
A.Try B.to try C.trying D.having tried
________ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountains and stopped ________ the beautiful scenery.
A.Tiring; to admire B.Tiring; admiring C.Tired; admiring D.Tired;to admire
It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.
A.caused B.causing C.having caused D.to cause
We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.
A.being done B.do C.to be done D.to do
The man __________ on the beach is my brother.
A.lay B.lied C.laying D.lying