Though ______ to see us，the president gave us a warm welcome and showed us around.
A. surprise B was surprised C. surprised D. being surprised
There was a sudden burst of light ______ a terrible noise.
| A．following | B．to follow | C．followed | D．followed by |
Every time he had a chance，he would talk about the great difficulty he had _____ in the new country．
| A．settled | B．settling | C．to settle | D．settle |
There is nothing more I can try _______you to stay, so I wish you good luch.
| A．being persuaded | B．persuading | C．to be persuaded | D．to persuade |
______ by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses.
| A．Driven | B．Being driven | C．To drive | D．Having driven |
The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of liu xiang, who was reported _______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.
| A．breaking | B．having broken | C．to have broken | D．to break |