Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _______ to lose my face, I gave up this year’s civil service exam．

didn’t want

not wanted

not wanting

not to want

It is believed that if a book is _______, it will surely _______ the reader．

interested; interest

interesting; be interested

interested; be interesting

interesting; interest

Finding her car stolen, _______．

a policeman was asked to help

the area was searching thoroughly

it was looked for everywhere

she hurried to a policeman for help

_______ millions of fans, David Beckham is encouraging more and more people to go in for soccer since the late 1990s．

To fascinate

Fascinating

Fascinated

Being fascinated

Limited natural resources should be made full use of _______ the _______ need of energy．

meeting; increasing

to meet; increased

meeting; increased

to meet; increasing

A lot of coal miners died on the job last year, _______ the local government to shut nearly 500 small mines in Shanxi Province alone．

forcing

to force

forced

has forced

The pilot got over all the difficulties, _______ the plane safe and sound, for which he was highly spoken of．

to land

landing

landed

land

The Olympic mascots are the Olympic flame, the fish, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow, _______ a close group of friends．

to represent

representing

represented

represent

The soldiers tried their best and did what they could _______ against the flood．

fight

to fight

fighting

fought

Helen had to shout _______ above the sound of the music．

making herself hear

to make herself hear

making herself heard

to make herself heard