I’m considering ________ a new car．

buying

buy

to buy

of buying

You shouldn’t risk ________ in the polluted river．

to swim

swimming

swim

swam

The storm left, ________ a lot of damage to this area．

caused

to have caused

to cause

having caused

I really appreciate ________ a great effort to come to help us with the problem．

your making

you to made

you to make

your being made

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

meeting; increasing

to meet; increased

meeting; increased

to meet; increasing

When ________ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities．

compared

being compared

comparing

having compared

My English Chinese dictionary has disappeared．Who ________ have taken it?

should

must

could

would

You learn to play the piano by practicing．________, I think you can’t really learn a language well without using it．

Personally

Hopefully

Likely

Similarly

In our class, some male students are fond of football ________ the rest of them are fond of basketball．

when

while

as

since

________ the operator told me was unreliable．

That

Which

What

Whether