There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently ______ he thought was the reason for this American characteristic.

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• 1As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ________ by her mother.

  A.buying

  B.being bought

  C.were bought

  D.bought

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• 2----What made her so upset? ----________.

  A.Lost her bike

  B.Losing her bike

  C.She lost her bike

  D.Because of losing her bike

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• 3Much attention should be paid _______ the wild animals as many of them are dying out.   

  A.protect

  B.to protect

  C.protecting

  D.to protecting

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• 4He never thought of it before, ________all that his parents had done for him for granted.   

  A.taking

  B.taken

  C.to take

  D.took

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• 5The artist made up his mind to devote all he could _______ his English before going abroad.  

  A.improving

  B.to improve

  C.improve

  D.to improving

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• 6I regret ____you that we are unable to offer you employment.

  A.informing

  B.having informed

  C.to inform

  D.to have informed

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• 7Max could smell the rain coming．And it did．Suddenly the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly ______ him.

  A.to blind

  B.blinded

  C.blinding

  D.having blinded

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• 8______ the safety of gas, the government has checked the city's gas supply system thoroughly.

  A.To ensure

  B.Ensuring

  C.Having ensure

  D.D.To have ensured

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• 9A big dust storm covered Sydney for hours, ______ the Sydney Opera House invisible．

  A.made

  B.making

  C.make

  D.to make

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• 10As our eating habits are changing，choosing what ______ is no longer as easy as it once was．

  A.eat

  B.eaten

  C.to eat

  D.to be eating

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