________ in 1993，the EU，together with the US，is one of the two largest economies in the world.
| A．Having founded | B．Founded |
| C．Founding | D．Being founded |
His newly built cafe, the walls of which are painted light green, is really a __________ place for us, especially after hard work.
| A．hopeful | B．thoughtful | C．peaceful | D．cheerful |
Darwin counted 225 flowering plants, __________ he collected and brought home 193.
| A．which | B．for which | C．in which | D．of which |
I am writing this E-mail to ask you for some advice on how to __________ a band.
| A．fold | B．form | C．get | D．bear |
Although technically speaking you may not have __________, you certainly haven't told us the whole truth.
| A．laid | B．lay | C．lied | D．lain |
My aunt always brings me a pretty gift __________ she comes.
| A．by the time | B．at other times |
| C．every time | D．at times |