28. ______with se much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. ( 2006四川卷)

　　 A. Faced　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Face　　　　　　　 C. Facing 　　　 D. To face

27. The Chinese are proud of the 29th Olympic Games ______ in Beijing in 2008. ( 2006四川卷)

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

26. It remains ________ whether Jim’ll be fit enough to play in the finals. ( 2006浙江卷)

　 A. seen　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be seen　　　　　　　 C. seeing　　　　　　　　　　 D. to see

25. When ______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. ( 2006浙江卷)

　 A. compared　　　　　　　　 B. being compared　　　 C. comparing　　　　　　　 D. having compared

24. 18. He hurried to the booking office only _________that all the tickets had been sold out. (2006陕西卷)

A. to tell　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be told

C. telling　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

23. Faced with a bill for ＄ 10,000,________. (2006陕西卷)

A. John has taken an extra job

B. the boss has given john an extra job

C. an extra job has been taken

D. an extra job has been given to John

22. It is difficult to imagine his ________the decision without any consideration. (2006陕西卷)

A. accept　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepting

C. to accept　　　　　　　　　 D. accepted

21. Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to ____ since the flood hit the area last Friday. (2006山东卷)

　　　 A. have been missing　 B. have got lost　 C. be missing　 D. get lost

20. Five people won the “China’s Green Figure”award, a title ____ to ordinary people their contributions to environmental protection. (2006山东卷)

A. being given 　　B. is given　 　　C. given　 D. was given

19. Don't sit there ________ nothing. Come and help me with this table. (2006湖北卷)

　 A. do 　　　　　　　　 　B. to do 　　　　 　C. doing 　　　　　　　　　 　D. and doing