Sometimes you need to give a stain _____ before adding the garment to a load of laundry.

A．special treatment                       B．a special treatment

C．special treatments                       D．the special treatment

Why do you keep this completely ____ umbrella, which is broken?

A．useless           B．unused           C．useful            D．using

It never occurred to me _____ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.

A．which            B．that              C．what             D．if

_____ his dream of going to college will come true is uncertain.

A．That             B．Even if            C．If                D．Whether

If city noises ___ from increasing, people ___ shout to be heard even at diner.

A．do not keep; will have to                  B．are not kept; have

C．are not kept; will have to                  D．do not keep; have to

This page needed _____ again.

A．being checked     B．checked          C．to be checked      D．to check

You do need to _____ students’ great potential for learning English.

A．aware of          B．aware that         C．be aware that      D．be aware of

----“Mountain climbing is an exciting sport.”

----“____ I like it very much.”

A．I don’t agree.                         B．I don’t think so.

C．I don’t agree more.                     D．I couldn’t agree more.

As ___ matter of fact, it was her attitude towards ____life that moved us most.

A．a; the            B．a; /              C．/ ; /              D．the; /

Many wage earners in big cities find they may only have enough to ____ their houses, cars and other costs of living and have little extra money to invest.

A．pay off           B．pay for            C．pay back          D．pay