Easter Island, which was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722 by a Dutch captain, is covered with hundreds of giant statues, each ______ several tons.
A. weighing B. weighs
C. weighed D. to weigh
The boy often gives a satisfactory answer to the teacher’s question, ______ just a minute. So he’s usually the teacher’s pet.
A. thought B. having thought
C. and to think D. thinking
--- What caused the party to be put off? --- ______ the invitations.
A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending
C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send
When ____about what she thought of the movie, she just said it was worth seeing a second time.
A. being asked B. asking
C. asked D. to be asked
_______ his age, the little boy read very well.
A. Considering B. Considered
C. Consider D. Having considered
It is vital to ______ to teenagers the simple fact that _______ the Internet will more or less do harm to both mental and physical health.
A. get over; addicted to B. get across; being addicted to
C. get through; addicting to D. get down; addicting themselves to