. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
#27743
A
In spite of
B
But for
C
Because of
D
As for
Jack, you’d better make sure _____ the exact time of the train before setting out．
#27745
A
with
B
of
C
that
D
for
.The boy asked his parents to buy him a pair of binoculars __________ which to watch football games.
#27798
A
in
B
through
C
from
D
on
.________ the absence of any further evidence the police were unable to solve the murder.
#27799
A
For
B
From
C
On
D
In
He stood last but one among the twenty interviewees, _________, he failed the interview.
#27802
A
in other words
B
in this way
C
in general
D
in detail
.Tony had prevented Claire _____harming herself through her own sense of failure.
#27803
A
from
B
for
C
of
D
to
--- Shall we go for a walk _________ watch TV? ---That’s a good idea.
#27804
A
instead of
B
rather than
C
in place of
D
in the place of
.For the sake of safety, I’m not ___ going out for a picnic on such a rainy day.
#27815
A
in memory of
B
in favor of
C
in honor of
D
in need of
.It’s a mistake to think of Chongqing only ______ its tourist attractions.
#27816
A
in addition to
B
by way of
C
in terms of
D
by means of
.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more________
#27818
A
at length
B
at last
C
at stake
D
at most
.Written English is more or less the same in both British and American English _______ the differences in spelling.
#27819
A
except for
B
except that
C
except
D
besides
.It’s far away from here and it’s certainly not _____ walking distance.
#27821
A
within
B
at
C
around
D
On
.The company has changed some of its working practices__________complaints and criticism from the customers.
#27824
A
in respect to
B
in return for
C
in exchange for
D
in response to
The soldiers did what they did to rescue the survivors _______the danger of aftershock.
#27825
A
in place of
B
in terms of
C
regardless of
D
because of
— Where is the hospital?— It’s about 500 meters ______ the school.
#27828
A
north of
B
in the north of
C
the north of
D
in north of
When you are driving on this road, you have to limit your speed _____ 60 miles per hour.
#27831
A
in
B
at
C
to
D
below
People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ______ creates further problems.
#27833
A
in short
B
in case
C
in doubt
D
in turn