no modern technology, the Egyptians had to move each stone by hand.
A.It being | B.There being | C.There was | D.Being |
Whether you believe it or not, it is _________ that causes your illness.
A.because of your overweight | B.you are so overweight |
C.because you are overweight | D.your being overweight |
Ever since my childhood, I have dreamed of ______ a heavy snow in my hometown in winter.
A.there be | B.there being | C.there will be | D.being |
The young man lay on the sofa with his arms ________ and soon fell asleep.
A.folded | B.folding | C.being folded | D.to fold |
She was a shy girl and she never expected ________a great change in her life.
A.it to be | B.there to be | C.to be | D.there being |
With her health ____________________, she had to quit the job she loved.
A. broken down B. broke down C. having broken down D to break down
______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of English is poor.
A.Other things being equal | B.Other things be equal |
C.To be equal to other things | D.Other things to be equal |
______ on the top of the hill is an ancient temple dating back to the 17th century.
A.Standing | B.Having stood | C.Being stood | D.Having stood |
, the sun was rising in the east.
A.Arriving there | B.We arriving there | C.Having arrived there | D.We arrived |
The news _____ them, they decided to go out for a celebration.
A.excites | B.excited | C.having excited | D.exciting |
– How do you like this park?
--- It’s wonderful. I never dreamed of ____- such a quiet place in this noisy city.
A.having been | B.there being | C.having to be | D.there to be |
Soon they got to a point where two roads met; they didn’t know _________.
A.which road to go | B.what road to go |
C.which road to take | D.what road to take |
_______ from his family for over two years, he is now eager to go back home.
A.Having been separated | B.Being separated |
C.Separating | D.Having separated |
________,and then the amount left in the bank was hardly worth speaking of.
A.Having paid my taxes | B.I paid my taxes |
C.Paying my taxes | D.My taxes having been paid |