According to a recent report, India is considering ______ the cheapest laptop computer which can be afforded by most of the people.

       A. to produce  B. producing   C. to be producing  D. it produced

People ______ long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea or air.  

A. to travel           B. travelled                  C. travel         D. travelling

The judge made the final decision after listening to the opinions of each party ______.

       A. having involved                                   B. to be involved  

       C. involving                                          D. involved

More and more people are looking forward to ______ the Expo in Shanghai.

       A. visit                  B. visiting                    C. visited               D. be visited

       Her husband and she are now at work on a new dictionary ______ next year.

       A. to publish          B. being published         C. published          D. to be published

Even many years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____ marriage.

   A. to fail             B. to be failing               C. failing                      D. failed

Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term 

   teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, _____reduce unemployment pressures.

   A. help                   B. to have helped          C. to help              D. having helped

The situation in Haiti after the earthquake was all in a mess, ______ the increasing number of robbery cases.

A. causing                      B. having caused        C. caused                D. to cause

Misunderstandings arising from lack of social communication, if not ______ properly, may lead to serious problems.

   A. handling               B. being handled        C. handled               D. to handle

Taking physical exercise regularly is an effective way to avoid ______ with the flu.

A. to infect              B. infecting               C. to be infected       D. being infected