_________ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.
| A．Hear | B．Hearing | C．Heard | D．To hear |
Last night my neighbors _____ to be quiet but the noise started up again. I finally lost my ____ with them and called the police.
| A．apologized; fear | B．promised; temper | C．suggested; mood | D．threatened; pride |
_____ people are generally better off, the gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
| A．Despite | B．Whereas | C．However | D．Although |
In most countries, urban population is ____ while the population of German ___ by 8 percent.
| A．raise; decrease | B．increase; on the decrease |
| C．on the increase; decreases | D．rise; on the decrease |
I finally had to _____ the subject of payment.
| A．bring up | B．pick up | C．turn up | D．brighten up |
There is something wrong with my washing machine and it requires _____.
| A．repairing | B．to repair | C．being repaired | D．having repaired |