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7. Missing the train mean waiting for another hour. mean→ means 因Missing the train是主语，谓语用第三人称单数。 8. The majority of the people questioned in an online survey are opposed to increase retirement age. increase→ increasing 因be opposed to中to为介词，故用-ing形式作宾语。 9. As a senior 3 student preparing for the coming test, he spends most of his time improve this problem— solving ability. improve→ improving 由句型spend some time doing sth.可知。 10. It is reported that the hurricane caused great damage to the constructions of the town, with tens of hundreds of houses destroyed by the fallen trees. fallen→ falling 因不及物动词falling表示“正在倒下的”。 1. Now when people refer to England you find Wales including as well. including →included 因Wales 与included是被动关系，故用动词的-ed形式作宾补。 2. Exhausting, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep. Exhausting→ Exhausted 表示人“疲惫不堪的”用-ed形式；如果表示“使筋疲力尽的”才用-ing形式。 Ⅲ. 动词-ed形式 3. The paintings being stolen from the museum haven’t been found. 去掉stolen前的being 由句意可知，那些画是已经被偷，而不是正在被偷，所以直接用过去分词短语作定语，表示被动完成。 | 
