【推荐1】—How does your wife like the decoration of your new house?
—She’s _____ being satisfied with it; she is angry.

A．far from

B．more than

C．next to

D．regardless of

【推荐2】The garden’s construction is ______completion in spite of summer’s approaching.

A．apart from

B．regardless of

C．on account of

D．far from

【推荐3】Unfortunately, ________ unforeseen circumstances, this year’s show has been cancelled.

A．far from

B．together with

C．apart from

D．due to

【推荐1】You'd better not eat too much fast food, ________ potato chips and hamburgers, if you don't want to put on weight.

A．such as

B．instead of

C．because of

D．for example

【推荐2】 ______ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.

A．Except for	B．Apart from
C．Rather than	D．Instead of

【推荐3】_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.

A．Except for

B．In spite of

C．Apart from

D．Instead of

【推荐1】 Jane is determined to go to France for further education _______ all the possible consequences.

A．instead of	B．regardless of
C．in addition to	D．in response to

【推荐2】He took away my key saying he was not about to let me sit _______ the wheel of a vehicle when I couldn’t even walk straight.

A．behind

B．between

C．above

D．beneath

【推荐1】Elderly people should be respected ________ their contributions, knowledge, experience.

A．instead of

B．in favor of

C．apart from

D．regardless of

【推荐2】________ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are still trying their fortune in big cities like Guangzhou City.

A．Regardless of

B．Apart from

C．Instead of

D．Because of

【推荐3】 ______ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.

A．Except for	B．Apart from
C．Rather than	D．Instead of