________ what I had previously thought, my new biology teacher turned out to be a rather interesting person.
A.In spite of | B.As a result of |
C.Contrary to | D.In addition to |
His parents were angry when they learned he had borrowed the car ______ their wishes.
A.against | B.to | C.from | D.by |
.At the ceremony, the president delivered a thank-you speech _____ the company.
A.on account of | B.in charge of |
C.on behalf of | D.in terms of |
— How beautiful the dress looks ____ you! Don’t you want _____, Madam?
— Please show me _______.
A.in; one; another | B.on; it; another |
C.in; it; the other | D.on; one; the other |
. _____ squeezing your own orange, have you tried buying packs of orange juice?
A.Or rather | B.More than |
C.Rather than | D.Would rather |
-He had a headache and went to drugstore to get something for his pain ____.
-But the form cannot be signed by anyone ____ himself.
A.relax; rather than | B.relief; other than |
C.leisure; rather than | D.comfort; other than |
It is the prevention of disease ______its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
A.rather than | B.other than |
C.more than | D.better than |
China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ______ all its citizens.
A.in charge of | B.for the purpose of |
C.in honor of | D.for the benefit of |
These car payments are going to put me ______ again.
A.green with envy | B.in the red |
C.in the black | D.tickled pink |
Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is _______ a shopping center.You can do almost anything there.
A.no more than | B.not more than |
C.more than | D.rather than |
“__this visit, before I left the US.,I visited the Yu Ying School, a public school near the White House in Washington, D.C." said Mrs. Obama.
A. In consequence of B. In preparation for
C. In agreement with D. In answer to
Christmas is a holiday usually celebrated on December 25th ____________ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A.in charge of | B.in terms of |
C.in favor of | D.in honor of |
I didn’t agree ________ what he said. In other words, I didn’t agree ________ his plan.
A.with; with | B.with; to |
C.on; with | D.to; with |
It is hard for the firefighters to get ________ to the burning building.
A.closely | B.closed |
C.close | D.closing |