4 . I have offered to paint the house _____a week’s accommodation (住宿).

A．in exchange for

B．in contact with

C．with regard to

D．in place of

5 . what happened, he never lost the will to live.

A．In spite of

B．Even though

C．With regard to

D．As if

7 . All children are entitled to a high-quality education________ their race, zip code or family income.

A．regardless of	B．in spite of
C．despite	D．with regard to

8 . 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.

9 . In the past ten years, the field has given us high and stable produce__________climatic circumstances

A．regardless of

B．instead of

C．in addition to

D．with regard to

10 . —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