In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out _____.

A. to escape burning     B. to escape being burned  

C. escaping burned       D. escaping from burning

Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, _____ him a millionaire overnight   .

A. making                    B. makes                     C. to make                   D. made

_____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

A. Being no rain           B. There was no rain     C. To be no rain           D. There being no rain

It’s said that the Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008 will cover more events than any other Olympics did.

A. holding                   B. to be held                 C. held                        D. to be holding

The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their parents’ laps.

A. including; seated      B. including; seating    C. included; sat            D. included; sitting

An a________ is someone who cannot stop taking harmful drugs.

A j________ is an opinion that you have or express after thinking carefully about something.

C_____________ is a small tube of paper containing tobacco which people can smoke.

C_____________ is a small tube of paper containing tobacco which people can smoke.

P__________ of steel has increased in the last few weeks.