12.____ how much they pay, I am not interested in this kind of job.
| A．In spite of | B．No matter | C．In place of | D．Even though |
The young man, __________ abroad for two years, decided to go back to his motherland.
| A．to work | B．working | C．having worked | D．to have worked |
Tom returned from the manager's office, __________ me that the boss wanted to fire me.
| A．having told | B．tells | C．to tell | D．telling |
__________ the task, they had to stay in the lab for another two hours.
| A．Not completing | B．Not completed |
| C．Not having completed | D．Having not completed |
The storm left, __________ a lot of damage to the city.
| A．cause | B．caused | C．had caused | D．having caused |
With weather __________ fine, we see more and more birds around us.
| A．turns | B．turning | C．is turning | D．to be turning |