Two weeks ago in Guangzhou, a two-year-old girl, Yue Yue, was hit by a car seriously and left lying on the road with no one offering help, ________ a heated discussion on the Internet．

caused

to cause

causing

being caused

More than 100 students have entered for the competition and ________ gains the most points will be the winner．

anyone

the one

that

whoever

________ size and population, how big is the European Union ________ China?

In terms of; compared with

In honor of; comparing with

In addition to; compared to

In favor of; compared to

________ world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has opened its ________ third store in Beijing, which means the firm now has 52 stores in China．

The; a

A; a

The; the

The;/

Low–carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．________ can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however．

Something

Much

Few

Nothing

It was reported that 115 miners ________ in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out afive at last．

trapped

being trapped

were trapped

had trapped

We wouldn't go to Philippine for our vacation ________ we could afford it．

as if

so that

now that

even if

More than five ________ doctors and rescuers have got to Yushu County up to now．

thousand

thousands

thousand of

thousands of

Don't give up regardless of difficulty and failure, ________ you'll never achieve your goals．

and

but

or

so

The thief hid himself in the corner, ________．

was afraid of being caught

afraid of being caught

worried about caught

worrying about caught29．