The players ________ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game．

A．selecting

B．to select

C．selected

D．having selectcd

--John, what ______ in your hand?

--Look! It's a birthday gift for my grandma.

A．had you held

B．are you holding

C．do you hold

will you hold

The ability ________ an idea as important as the idea itself

A．expressing

B．expressed

C．to express

D．to cover

________ the number of the cars, he thought, there were not many people at the club yet．

A．To judge from

B．Judged by

C．Judging by

D．Having judged from

Having heard the old man's report, the officer ________ from his seat and said that something must be done to ________ people's living standard．

A．raised; rise

B．rose; raise

C．raised; raise

D．rose; rise

Earth day is set aside to remind people to ________ the world we live in and we should learn to respect life and nature．

A．care for

B．take care of

C．care about

D．think of

The famous actress has made up her mind to devote the rest of her life to ________ hungry children in many poor African countries．

A．help

B．helping

C．be helping

D．being helped

Though having failed several times, Tim, who didn't give up his dream, ________ made his dream come true．

A．extremely

B．finally

C．actually

D．gradually

－Hello．Could I speak to Tom, please?

－This is Tom speaking．

－Oh, it's great．But I ________ your voice just now．

A．didn't know

B．didn't recognize

C．didn't hear

D．don't know

________ is known to us all that good friends ________ happiness and value to our life．

A．It; add up

B．As; add up

C．It; add

D．As; add