When _______ help in the mudslides of Zhouqu, every survivor would say “Thank you” or “It is kind of you”.

A. offering                                                              B. to offer

C. to be offered                                                D. offered

_______ what his parents think, he is leaving home for a new job in a big city.

A. Regardless of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead of

C. In terms of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lack of

 —Hi, Tom. How is our sports meeting going under such bad weather?

—Well. _______ it to rain tomorrow, we _______ to cancel the sports meeting.

A. Would; should have                               B. Were; would have

C. Was; would have                                          D. Should; would have

Generally, _______ to a university in the USA, foreign students need to prove their strong ability in using English.

A. admitting　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. admitted

C. to be admitted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being admitted

_______ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on time, because we can’t miss _______ a precious opportunity．

A. Whatever; so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. However; such

C. However; so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Whatever; such

 _______ with her graduation paper, Mary has no time to do a part-time job.

A. Being occupied                                            B. Having occupied

C. To be occupied                                            D. Having been occupied

 When speaking of Beijing, people often _______ it with Tian’anmen Square.

A. assign               B. attach                       C. associate           D. assess

 Remember to _______ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times.

A. take up                     B. brush up                   C. get up               D. keep up

Tokyo’s government warned that the city’s water supply had been polluted by radiation, _______ concerns about the impact on Japan’s food supplies.

A. widened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. widening

C. having widened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to widen

All things _______ into consideration, the planned trip will have to be called off.

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