________ with a gradual rise of seawater, some nations in the Pacific are considering moving in the near future.

A．Facing 

B．To face

C．Faced 

D．Being faced

________ Joseph off at the airport, Sally finished her work earlier.

A．Having seen 

B．Seen

C．To see 

D．To be seen

My little brother is like a bull in a china shop, always ________ things over.

A．knocks 

B．knocking

C．to knock 

D．having knocked

Microblogs experienced rapid growth in 2010 in China, with the number of microblog operators, users and visitors ________ several times.

A．to increase 

B．increasing

C．increased 

D．increase

Lady Gaga has put off her concerts because of the difficulties ________ by the ongoing strikes.

A．causing 

B．to cause

C．to be caused 

D．caused

Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ________ with his old one.

A．comparing 

B．compares

C．to compare 

D．compared

________ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.

A．Being encouraged 

B．Encouraging

C．Encouraged 

D．Having encouraged

In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, ________ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.

A．marking 

B．marked

C．having marked 

D．being marked

________ many times, he finally understood it.

A．Told 

B．Telling

C．Having told 

D．Having been told

I still remember ________ to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.

A．to take 

B．to be taken

C．taking 

D．being taken