1 . 选用方框内的词组，并用其恰当形式完成句子。每个词组仅使用一次。

appeal to        become aware of        in spite of        be occupied with        in other words

1. ________the danger of being infected with the disease,the doctors and nurses were busy working in the wards(病房).
2. Guggenheim Museum owns 5,000 superb modern art works that always________those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.
3. To better protect the environment,we need a more sustainable transport system,________,more buses and trains,and fewer cars.
4. When Ruth was young,her mother________her office work and had little time for housework.
5. When I dived into the sea，the first thing I________was all the vivid colours surrounding me.

2 . Today, ________ rapid transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller.

A．regardless of	B．in spite of
C．instead of	D．because of