13. Alice trusts you; only you can ______ her to give up the foolish idea.

　A. suggest　　　 B. agree　　　　 C. hope　　　　　 D. persuade

12. --I hear a number of workers in the factory ______ out of work.

--Yes. And the number _______ quite huge.

　A. are, is　　　 B. is, are　　　 C. is, is　　　　 D. are, are

11. How many students are there in your class ______ homes are in the country?

A. which　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. whose　　　　 D. who

10. As neither of them would ______, no decision was made.

　 A. give up　　　 B. give in　　　 C. give out　　　 D. give away

9. It was not until midnight ______ they reached the camp site.

A. that　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. as

8. Could you tell me ______ the railway station?

A. how I can get to　　　　　　　　 B. how can I get to

C. where I can get to　　　　　　　 D. where can I get to

7. He said that his car ______ stolen and he ______ have to telephone the police.

　 A. was, would　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has been, will　　

　 C. had been, would　　　　　　　　 D. had been, will

6.　　　 My students asked me ______ I would go to Beijing by air the next year.

A.　　 that if　　　　 B. that whether　 C. if　　　　　　 D. how

5.　　　 After the examination, my teacher told me that failure ______ the mother of success.

A.　　 was　　　　　　 B. is　　　　　　 C. be　　　　　　 D. been

4.　　　 I wanted to have a word with her, but she ______ me and went away.

A.　　 saw　　　　　　 B. calmed　　　　 C. told　　　　　 D. ignored