Although there were only five athletes ____ in the race, it was a rather exciting one.
| A．competing | B．having been competed | C．to compete | D．to be competed |
. I prefer a street in a small town to _____ in such a large city ____ Shanghai.
| A．that; as | B．one; as | C．one; like | D．that; like |
—What do you think of the speech? —The speaker said ___ nothing worth ___
| A．nearly; listening to | B．hardly; listening | C．scarcely; listening | D．almost; listening to |
We leave it to your judgment ____ you should do it.
| A．because | B．that | C．what | D．whether |
—The meeting is about to start, yet the speaker hasn’t turned up.
— No one knows ____.
| A．what the matter is | B．what is the wrong |
| C．what is the matter | D．how matter stood |
. Mary said it was very important to her that she _____ her work.
| A．is liking | B．like | C．likes | D．liked |