1 . We are watching the science lecture ____________by our Chinese astronauts from space station. It’s so exciting.

A．given

B．giving

C．to give

2 . Witnesses say ______ police opened fire after the bombing, causing some of the casualties.

A．prevented

B．comforted

C．signaled

D．panicked

3 . That gas pipeline project,_________ in July 2002 and _________ in 2005, will be China’s longest gas pipeline in history.

A．starting; completing	B．started; to be completed
C．to start; completed	D．starting; completed

4 . The National Gallery is the British national art museum ________ on the north side of European art ________ from 13th century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.

A．built; ranged	B．built; ranging
C．to be built; ranged	D．to be built; ranging

5 . ________   new cases have been rising since last week, the proportion of intensive care beds ________ by COVID-19 patients has dropped from two weeks ago.

A．While; occupied	B．Whether; to occupy
C．Although; occupying	D．When; occupied

6 . The movie, ______ a poor, mountainous area where a girl works at a young age to support her family, moved us deeply.

A．being set in

B．to set in

C．set in

D．setting in

7 . To be honest, I’m not confident of completing the task________by the manager on time.

A．assigned

B．assigning

C．to assign

D．having been assigned

8 . During the COVID-19 outbreak, many people ________ to stay inside are looking for new hobbies.

A．were forced

B．had been forced

C．are forced

D．forced