15. In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out　 _____.

A. to escape burning　 B. to escape being burned

C. escaping burned　　 D. escaping from burning

14. Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, _____ him a millionaire overnight.

A. making　 　B. makes　　　　　 C. to make　　　　　 D. made

13. _____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

A. Being no rain　　 B. There was no rain 　C. To be no rain　 D. There being no rain

12. It’s said that the Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008 will cover more events than any other Olympics did.

A. holding　　 B. to be held　 C. held　　 D. to be holding

11. The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their parents’ laps.

A. including; seated　 B. including; seating　 C. included; sat　 D. included; sitting

10. When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend _____.

A. playing with　　 B. having played with

C. with whom to play with　　　 D. with whom to play

9. What Yang Liwei wanted to do when he got out of the spaceship was _____ the joy with all the Chinese.

A. share　　 B. shared　　 C. having shared　　　 　 D. about to share

8. - Mum, why do you give me so much popcorn?

- _____ the boring time.

A. Kill　　　　　 B. Killing　　　　 C. To kill　　　 D. Having killed

7. What did the librarian _____ out of the library?

A. permit to take　　 B. forbid to be taken　 C. allow to take　 D. insist being taken

6. Mr. Smith was much surprised to find the watch he had had _____ was nowhere to be seen.

A. repairing　　 B. it repaired　　 C. repaired　　 D. to be repaired