23．Following the successful Beijing Olympic shanghai________70 million people for the 2010 World Expo.

35．Such a great event __________ that it will attract governments and people from across the world to Shanghai．

23．— What’s that terrible noise．David?
— Oh，I forgot to tell you．The new machines in the nearby plant _______．

30. —Now the weight. Only 115. You’d better put on a few pounds.
—Well, actually, I ________ like a horse.

28. —Where have you been all day?
—I _______ some former classmates and I couldn’t get back until it was dark.

26. —How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?
—Next to nothing. I wish I _______ harder at English.

—Did you hear that Li Hua was robbed during his recent trip to South Africa?
—Yes, not only ________ his money, but he was nearly killed.

Now the world’s attention ______ the stocking markets, as they have great influence in the world’s economy.

With so many orphans _______, the charity organization calls for more donations.

A．to look after

B．being looked after

C．to be looked after

D．looked after

Welcome to the Science Museum, everyone! This stone axe _______ in South Africa and
experts can’t be exactly sure about its use.