The poor condition of the Acropolis set the Greek government ______into consideration the preservation of it.

A. taking         B. taken              C. to take            D. to be taken

___ of their bad habits, the boys ____from being dependent on their parents to____ for others.  

A. Having rid of, have switched, sacrificing    B. To rid , are switching, sacrifice 

C. Rid, switched, sacrificing                D. Having been rid, are switched ,sacrifice

The book is said to __________ into several languages already.

A. translate         B. be translated  

C. have translated    D. have been translated

___________ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

    A. Taken               B. Being taken              C. Taking                     D. Having been taken

It is well known to all that water, ___________ enough, can change into ice quickly.

       A. if cooling     B. though to be cooled     

C. when cooled        D. when is cooled

The photo ___________ on the wall was taken by one of my friends when we were studying in Canada.

        A. hung          B. hanging          C. was hung               D. hanged

_____from the top of the mountain, my hometown looks more beautiful.

A. Overlooking              B. Being overlooked           C. To overlook           D. Overlooked

_______of the result, I felt a great weight_______ off my mind.

      A. Hearing, taking                                                       B. Having heard, taken   

C. Heard, take                                                             D. To hear, taken

. When I imagine my future, I see myself successful in my job and ______by my family.

      A. surround                  B. surrounding             C. to surround                  D. surrounded

In the past ten years he has devoted himself ______ the disabled.

      A. to help                        B. to helping           C. helped                         D. helping