2 . 请选用下面方框中词组的适当形式填空，有两项多余。

get around, in particular, under way, cut back on, keep pace with, with regard to, regardless of, end up, spy on, let off, accuse...of, blame ...on

1. As to me the most important ability is to communicate with others, ______ nationality or cultural background.
2. Word ______that the department might be closed and nobody made any remark on it.
3. ______ theft and fraud by the police, the assistant was arrested and being questioned.
4. When the police realized who he was, they asked for an autograph(亲笔签名) and _______ him off with a warning.
5. It was a good concert —I enjoyed the last song ______.
6. ______your recent order, I make sincere apology for the mistake we’ve made and we promise to arrange the delivery in two days.
7. General Mills has announced it ______amount of sugar in ten of its popular kids cereals(谷类食物), given that more and more kids have the problem of being overweight.
8. Fundamental changes are ______in the energy field, the significance of which we have not yet fully grasped.
9. I thought you were a new customer and now I know that you only came to ______me and my menu.
10. It's important for a firm to ______changes in the market or it will soon lose its place.

3 . 请选择合适的词语并用其适当形式填空，其中有三个为多余选项。

1. Older American say job search has gone tough, _____ 10 years ago.
2. Despite all the progress, video communication is probably still not ready to _____ the world _______.
3. Informed of her little daughter’s sudden death, the poor lady was ________.
4. China will strive to ______ heavy air pollution in 10 years or more, says a government plan.
5. “Daily maintenance plays a more important role than repair _____ the protection of historical buildings.” the professor said.
6. Some girls might _______ their fantasy and refuse to wake up to face the reality.
7. When _______ the novel coronavirus, our country tried its best to fight against it.
8. The teacher recommended that our monitor _______ the writing competition because he is good at it.
9. Sometimes you don’t realize how important something is until it starts to _________.
10. On behalf of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Minister Feroz said that he’d like to _______ his sincere thanks _______ the government and people of China for the support.

4 . _____ the station in India, which has the most female commercial pilots around the world, Chinese airlines are struggling with an acute female pilot shortage.

A．In contrast to

B．On account of

C．With regard to

D．In response to

5 . __________ his skyrocketing popularity, Korean film star Kim Soo-kyun (金秀贤) will meet Asian fans, covering China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea.

A．With regard to

B．In response to

C．In spite of

D．In terms of

6 . It is ______ his tremendous enthusiasm and devotion that the old teacher is respected by all his students.

A．on account of	B．with regard to
C．in terms of	D．in reference to

7 . _______the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are still trying their fortune in Beijing.

A．Apart from	B．Regardless of
C．Instead of	D．With regard to

8 . I am always delighted when I receive an e-mail from you. ______ the party on July 1st, I shall be pleased to attend.

A．On account of

B．In response to

C．In view of

D．With regard to

9 . The majority of employers are planning to cut down on wages＿＿＿＿the economic crisis.

A．by means of	B．in defence of
C．in reaction to	D．with regard to