1 . When a friend is ________ comfort, a silent hug often conveys more than a thousand words ever could.

A．in need of

B．in charge of

C．in possession of

D．in search of

2 . In the future, robots will do boring jobs ______ people in order not to get us bored.

A．in place of

B．in favour of

C．in charge of

D．in honor of

3 . I’m now writing __________ the classmates to invite you to come and attend our farewell party on Saturday.

A．in contrast to

B．on behalf of

C．in charge of

D．in the shape of

4 . Some inventions today are brilliantly designed, but ______ function, they are not very practical.

A．according to

B．in charge of

C．in terms of

D．due to

5 . The company is putting more money into the building of a new factory _______ the fast growing demand for the products in the market.

A．in response to

B．in return for

C．in case of

D．in charge of

6 . Due to his outstanding performance during the battle against the disease, the doctor got promoted and was put ________ local medical research team.

A．in defense of

B．in control of

C．in contrast to

D．in charge of

7 . China has been pushing the reform of off-campus curriculum-subject tutoring services _________ students at the stage of compulsory education.

A．in pursuit of	B．for the benefit of
C．in charge of	D．in contrast to

8 . As an island caretaker, Ben Southall made a number of appearances on TV to argue ________ the defence of the Reef.

A．in charge of

B．in response to

C．in favour of

D．in addition to

9 . The woman who used to be in ________ charge of a big company is in ________ charge of a nurse at present.

A．the；不填	B．the；the
C．不填；不填	D．不填；the

10 . Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition in ancient Olympic Games, at a separate festival _______ Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus.

A．in favor of

B．in honor of

C．in charge of

D．in search of