1£®Pressed from his parents, and realizing (realize) that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

2£®Disappearing (disappear) from view day by day, the singer is turning to his memories for comfort.

3£®Basing (base) an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.

4£®The bus was held up by the snowstorm£¬thus causing(cause) the delay.

5£®Not having completed (complete) the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.

6£®Tasting (taste) good and sweet, this kind of pear was soon sold out in the market.

7£®George returned after the war, only to be told (tell) that his wife had left him.

8£®The old man, having worked (work) abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.