12. The result of the study was published last week in New York, a ______ magazine in America.

A. respect　 B. respecting　 C. being respected 　　D. respected

11. The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed ______ more than 160,000 people and made millions homeless, ______ it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history.

A. to kill; making　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have killed; making

C. having killed; to make　　　　　　　　 D. killing; made

10. _____ on a park bench and _____ the brightly colored leaves _____ gently to the ground, he felt at peace with the world.

　 A. Sitting; watching; fall　 B. To sit; watch; falling

　C. Sitting; watching; to fall　

　D. To sit; watching; falling

9. ---- Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?

　 ---- We’d better not. _____, the problem isn’t so burning. What’s more, the manager won’t be back until tomorrow.

　 A. Begun with　　　　 B. Beginning with

　 C. To begin with　　　 D. Being begun with

8. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

　 A. Tiring; to admire　　　 B. Being tired; admiring

　 C. Tired; to admire　　　 D. Tired; admiring

7. Mr. Smith flew to New York this morning, his assistant ______ him there this Saturday.

　 A. joining　　　　 B. to join　　　　

　 C. will join　　　 D. wants to join

6. I carefully poured the liquid into the water, my classmates _____ anxiously beside me to see what would happen.

　A. stood B. standing　 C. to stand　 D. were standing

5. The water tower _____ now near the broadcasting station is _____ soon.

　 A. to be put up; completed

　 B. being put up; to be completed

　 C. to be put up; being completed

　 D. being put up; being completed

4. I found the German language hard _____.

　 A. to learn　　　 　B. to be learned　　　

　 C. learning　　　 　 D. learned

3. Finding her car stolen, _____.　　　　　　　

　 A. a policeman was asked to help　　　　 　

　 B. the area was searched thoroughly

　C. it was looked for everywhere　　　　　

　 D. she hurried to a policeman