1 . ___________in 1931, the Empire State Building, the highest skyscraper until 1954, inspired the imagination of the world.

A．Having completed	B．Being completed
C．Completed	D．Completing

2 . Technological innovations, ____ good marketing, will promote the sales of these products.

A．combined with

B．combining with

C．having combined with

D．to be combined with

3 . To return to the problem of water pollution, I’d like you to look at a study ________ in 2012.

A．conducted

B．conducting

C．being conducted

D．was conducted

4 . Her father stood by the window, his eyes ______ on the heavily-wooded hills in the distance.

A．fixing

B．having fixed

C．to be fixed

D．fixed

5 . The Internet gives people the chance to have information they need ______ to them quickly and cheaply.

A．to deliver

B．deliver

C．delivering

D．delivered

6 . The reason _________ Tom failed to make himself _________ was that he was poor at speech.

A．for which, understand

B．why, understood

C．which, understood

D．that, understand

7 . ______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching.

A．To absorb	B．To be absorbed
C．Absorbed	D．Absorbing

9 . (2017·北京) Jim has retired, but he still remembers the happy time ________ with his students.

A．to spend	B．spend
C．spending	D．spent

10 . All things ________, the planned trip will have to be called off.

A．considering

B．being considered

C．having considered

D．considered