_______ weather it is, we shall set out on time.
A．Whatever B．However C．Whenever D．Whether
---Is Jack still asleep in class?
---I think he _______ be criticized if he goes on with it.
A．need B．shall C．can D．would
Neither my wife nor I myself______ able to persuade my daughter to change her______.
A．is; thought B．am; mind C．are; decision D．am; brain
In the past decades, sea ice ______ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.
A．had melted B．has been melting C．melted D．is melting
Susan may have missed her train, in _______ case she won’t arrive for another hour.
A．that B．what C．which D．whose
Most of the young girls know they should cut down on fat, but knowing such a thing isn’t of much help when it ______ shopping and eating.
A．refers to B．comes to C．speaks of D．focuses on
