146. ______by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

A. Attracting　　　B. Attracted　 C. To be attracted　　　　 D. Having attracted

145. I don’t know whether you happen______, but I’m going to study in the U. S. A.　 this September.

A. to be heard　　　　 B. to be hearing　 C. to hear　　to have heard

144. Having been attacked by terrorists,______.

A. doctors came to their rescue　 B. the tall building collapsed

C. an emergency measure was taken　 D. warnings were given to tourists

143. The disc, digitally______ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.

A. recorded　　　 B. recording　 C. to be recorded　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. having recorded

142. The flowers______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A. to smell　　　　　　　　 B. smelling　　　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　　　D. to be smelt

141. The flu is believed______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose

and throat.

A. causing　　　　　　B. being caused　 C. to be caused　　　　　　　D. to have caused

140. According to a recent U.S survey, children spend up to 25 hours a week______ TV.

A. to watch　　　　　　　　 B. to watching　　　　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　 D. watch

139. Don’t leave the water ____ while you brush your teeth.

A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. running　　　　　　　　　 C. being run　　　　 D. to run

138. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait　　　　　　　　B. Have waited　　 　C. Having waited　　　　　 D. To have waited

137. Alice returned from the manager’s office,　　 me that the boss wanted to see me at once.

A. having told　　　　B. tells　　C. to tell 　　　　　D. telling