It is no use ________ him to give up smoking．He won’t listen!
| A．to persuade | B．trying to persuade |
| C．persuading | D．try to persuade |
They are broadening the bridge to the flow of traffic.
| A．put off | B．speed up | C．turn on | D．work out |
There are a small number of people involved possibly twenty.
| A．as few as | B．as little as | C．as many as | D．she has noticed |
Only after Ann read her essay the second time the spelling mistake.
| A．did she notice | B．she notice | C．does she notice | D．she has noticed |
—Are you still mad at her? —Not really ， but I can’t that her remarks hurt me.
| A．deny | B．refuse | C．reject | D．decline |
John had planned to make a compromise， but he changed his mind at the last minute.
| A．anyhow | B．otherwise | C．therefore | D．somehow |