1. The officials soon realized that, __________

1. The officials soon realized that, __________, things would get worse.

　　A. unless dealt with it properly  B. if not properly dealing with it

　　C. unless properly dealt with   D. if dealt not properly with

A

A

C

a

A

c 考查状语从句的省略。句意：官员们很快意识到事情除非被适当的处理，否则的话事情会变得更糟。此题选c，unless 后省略了they are。