【正文】 ear, because the house price keeps rising.A．sell B．to sell C．selling D．sold51．Sue practices______the violin hard and often gives wonderful performances.A．play B．played C．to play D．playing52．—What’s your plan for the ing summer holiday?—I’ll devote as much time as I can some voluntary work.A．to do B．to doing C．do D．doing53．His pronunciation is better, for he kept ______ a short passage after the tape every morning.A．to read B．readingC．read D．reads54．Tom’s decided to devote all he could ________ his English before going abroad.A．to improving B．have improvedC．to improve D．improve55．My mother often asks me to do some on Sunday.A．washing B．wash C．to wash D．washed56．It is selfless ______ the doctor to devote all the time he had ________ for the patients.I think so, they are so great.A．for。 to take D．to spend。 to go D．to stay。 death D．death。 calling33．Farmers depend on good weather ________ their crops.A．grow B．to grow C．growing D．to growing34．—What are you talking about?—Some pictures ________ yesterday.A．were taken B．took C．taken D．have been taken35．－Look! So many people are walking into the museum. What are on show?－Some 3D pictures by some modern artists.A．draws B．drew C．drawn D．drawing36．When I got back home I saw a note on the door ____ “Sorry to miss you。 to be mended29．It took us one week ________ this article ________ by Mo Yan.A．read, written B．to read, written C．reading, to write D．to read, to write30．—I feel stressed at times, but I don’t know________about it.—You can e to me whenever you need.A．whom to talk B．when to talk C．who to talk to D．when to talk to31．China has successfully prevented the Covid19 from _______ through the country.A．spread B．to spread C．spreading D．spreads32．On her way home, Lucy saw a thief ______ in a shop. She stopped ______ 110 at once.A．steal。t allow us _____ in the river alone.A．swimB．to swimC．swimmingD．swam24．— Look at the sign! You aren’t allowed _______ in public places.— Sorry, I didn’t see it.A．smoke B．smoking C．to smoke D．smoked25．I think that AI(人工智能) ________ in many fields will ________ to help us solve many problems in the future.A．used；be used B．is used；be used C．used；use26．My younger sister wants to get her ears ________ after graduation.A．pierced B．pierce C．piercing D．to pierce27．—My bike is broken.—Why not have it________?A．repair B．repaired C．repairing D．to repair28．—Mr Black, my puter is broken, it needs ________.—OK, I will have it ________ tomorrow.A．to be mended。 to work B．staying。 to save B．to have。s death made it difficult for her ________ schoolwork.A．finish B．to finish C．finishing D．to finishing6．Why hasn’t the doctor stopped ________ lunch? Because he is too busy ________ a dying patient in the operation room.A．to have。 to save7．There are no ways she can e up ________ herself out.A．with to help B．to help C．with helping D．to helping8．—Were you required___________ home during the outbreak of COVID19?—Yes. Luckily, the Internet made it possible for many of us________ from home.A．to stay。 work9．My mother usually eats a little for supper________. She looks slimmer than before.A．to save money B．saving money C．to lose weight D．losing weight10．I still like those good old songs I listened to _________ myself in my free time.A．enjoy B．enjoying C．to enjoy D．enjoyed11．The examination is ing. What else should we pay attention to ________our grades?A．to improve B．improving C．improve D．improved12．Online short video apps like Douyin make________easier to do some shopping at home.A．it B．one C．this D．that13．— I decide ___________ hard on my English.—You need to speak as much as possible.A．working B．worked C．to work D．work14．Dad always tells me not ________ just for tests. Or, I’ll lose interest in learning.A．study B．studies C．studying D．to study15．Sallie rolls up her new