Mary said she was by no means angry; ______, she was glad to be able to make herself clearly understood.
A.all in all | B.for one thing |
C.on the contrary | D.by the way |
Most of the educators are ________ providing more freedom to the teenagers, believing that it may make them more creative and independent.
A.in charge of | B.in search of |
C.in favor of | D.in place of |
Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and _______ I’m treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner.
A.in charge | B.in place |
C.in turn | D.in return |
-Do you need any help, Lucy?
-Yes. The job is I could do myself.
A.less than | B.more than |
C.no more than | D.not more than |
I have an appointment ________ Professor Li, but I need to change it.
A.from | B.in | C.with | D.to |
For better sound effects, he was asked to speak ______ the microphone during the whole process.
A.in | B.for |
C.into | D.from |
Mike is kind, determined and full of energy. ________, I can't speak too highly of him.
A.In other words | B.In a word |
C.By the way | D.On the contrary |
Please remember nothing can be learned ______ hard work.
A.by | B.at | C.without | D.for |
---Have the arrangements for the concert next Saturday been all _______?
---Not yet. We haven’t found a free hand.
A.in store | B.in trouble | C.in turn | D.in place |
The USA shows great concern _______ human rights of all other countries,which is a laughing stock,_______ the many cases of blacks being maltreated in their own country.
A.about ;of | B.to;relating to |
C.for;concerning | D.with;including |
Sara, my colleague, has been ______ the run all week preparing for her son’s wedding.
A.in | B.to | C.on | D.at |
Sam, in every way, has handled the challenge, _________ his friends_________ how he’s achieved success in spite of the difficulties.
A.overcome; by | B.overcoming; with |
C.impressed; by | D.impressing; with |
I’m sorry I didn’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy ____ the past couple weeks.
A.beyond | B.over |
C.with | D.among |
There is one issue that stands out above all the rest, one every student is concerned about, _______ which class he may be from.
A.regardless of | B.on account of |
C.in addition to | D.according to |