________, he still couldn't afford it.
| A．Cheap although the computer was | B．Cheap as the computer was |
| C．As the computer was cheap | D．However cheap was the computer |
________ by reporters about the case, Mr. Sun said Chongqing takes a clearcut attitude and is taking resolute measures.
| A．Having asked | B．To be asked |
| C．Asking | D．Asked |
Life is like riding a bicycle. ________ your balance, you must keep moving.
| A．Keeping | B．To keep |
| C．Keep | D．Having kept |
________ all the homework assigned by the school, the students have to work at it till midnight.
| A．Completing | B．To complete |
| C．Having completed | D．To have completed |
With a great weight ________ off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.
| A．taking | B．taken |
| C．to take | D．being taken |
________ an astronaut into space in 2003, China became the third country to send a woman into space in June, 2012.
| A．Having first put | B．To have first put |
| C．First putting | D．Being first put |