We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
| A．outcome | B．outset | C．income | D．output |
The newly-built house, the walls _______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work.
| A．that | B．whose | C．of whom | D．of which |
She ______ tomorrow and you had better see her off(送行).
| A．is leaving | B．left | C．leaves | D．has left |
He was a heavy smoker. I _______ him to give up smoking but he just wouldn’t listen to me.
| A．suggested | B．tried to persuade | C．persuaded | D．tried to advise |
The world seemed as if it was ___________. In a flash everything was destroyed.
| A．at an end | B．in the end | C．by the end | D．at the end of |
There was _________ no wind and the air was very hot.
| A．almost | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．finally |