单选题 It hardly needs ______ that being alive is one of the prerequisites for enjoying the freedom that Americans value so much.
A. to mention B. mention
C. mentioning D. being mentioned

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] need接动名词主动形式，表示被动意义，这时动名词和主语之间有动宾关系，need doing可转换为need to be done结构，意思相同。据此可知，C项正确。