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________their nationalities, we will make friends with anyone who is friendly.
| A．Regardless of | B．Thanks to | C．Except for | D．Despite |
Sunday, rather than at home, I preferred .
| A．It being; say; to travel | B．Being; to stay; to travel |
| C．It being; stay; travel | D．It was; to stay; traveling |
With a lot of problems , the VS troops are having a hard time in Iraq.
| A．settled | B．being settled | C．settling | D．to settle |
With all the magazine he needed ,he left the library.
| A．borrowing | B．borrowed | C．borrow | D．to borrow |
16. ---The farmer president was caught at last.
---Really? Where himself?
| A．had hidden | B．has he hidden | C．was he hidden | D．has he been hiding |
Turn off the tap please. The water .
| A．was wasted | B．wastes | C．is wasting | D．is wasted |