________ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is．

A．To give

B．Given

C．Giving

D．Having given

This book will show the readers ________ can be used in other contexts．

A．how that they have observed

B．that how they have observed

C．how what they have observed

D．that they have observed

So involved with their computers ________ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games．

A．became the children

B．become the children

C．had the children become

D．do the children become

According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ________ wait instead of searching for it．

A．would rather

B．had to

C．cannot but

D．had best

If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I ________ my head in my hands for a cry．

A．bury

B．am burying

C．buried

D．would bury

As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ________ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along．

A．hearing

B．to hear

C．to be hearing

D．having heard

This is an exciting area of study, and one ________ which new applications are being discovered almost daily．

A．from

B．by

C．in

D．through

Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ________ people each year than automobile accidents．

A．seven more times

B．seven times more

C．over seven times

D．seven times

I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to ________ my debt in return for certain services．

A．take away

B．cut out

C．write off

D．clear up

There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ________ of him．

A．glance

B．glimpse

C．look

D．sight