1 . 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.

2 . 从方框中选择词组并用其适当形式完成句子。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1. _________, China has successfully launched six manned space ships, with Yang Liwei being the first Chinese astronaut in space and Liu Yang the first woman astronaut in the Chinese history of aviation.
2. Driving in the National Parks，you'll constantly read prominent signs that warn you _________ passing wildlife.
3. At the Press Conference, reporters from the key media raised several questions _________ the latest policy on targeted poverty alleviation(精准扶贫).
4. If some chemical waste is not properly _________, there will be an ecological catastrophe as in the case of the groundwater contamination(污染)with chromium-6 in Hinkley, where, even 20 years after, those few who stay there are still struggling to find resolution to safe drinking water.
5. The local farmers are seemingly sufficiently _________ their loss of land. Yet, once the land is taken, they’ll lose an important source of income while their lack of work skills often makes it hard for them to find a decent job in town.
6. The police _________ and the demonstration shortly stopped after they arrived. The crowd dispersed(散开)and life in the neighborhood streets quickly returned to normal.
7. _________, ours is a glorious defeat. We did our best and our rival was really powerful.
8. The police were checking drunk driving tonight in the street and Mr. Harrison _________ be passing by in his car after a sip with his friends. Luckily, he wasn’t behind the wheel.
9. The investors _________ the risks involved in the project but they decided to make the investment anyway as a support for start-ups.
10. Shiela must have been _________ to have promised to marry Frankie, who, most of us think, is such an unreliable person.

3 . _____ 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

4 . —How did your brother lose so much weight?
—________ eating less, he walked five miles every day.

A．In terms of	B．In spite of
C．In addition to	D．With regard 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 . Many plants could move northward and toward the Pacific coast_____ rising temperatures and changes in rainfall．

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

9 . --- How did he lose much weight?
--- _____ eating less, he walked ten miles every day.

A．In terms of	B．In spite of
C．With regard to	D．Apart from

10 . 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