1 . Nowadays many people travel across China ________ high-speed trains.

A．on behalf of	B．by means of
C．at cost of	D．in terms of

2 . _______all my classmates, I wish to say thanks to the teachers for giving us so much support.

A．In spite of

B．Instead of

C．On behalf of

D．Regardless of

3 . The school headmaster take active action immediately ________ the education policy of lightening burden.

A．on behalf of

B．by means of

C．in relation to

D．in response to

4 . Men and women are almost equal ______how satisfied they are with their personal looks.

A．on behalf of

B．in contrast to

C．in response to

D．in terms of

5 . ________the phenomenon of “bystander effect” in picking up the fallen elders, most Chinese strongly believe that there still exist love and warmth in people’s hearts.

A．In spite of

B．In addition to

C．On account of

D．On behalf of

6 . Please allow me to thank you for your offer of help ______ my colleagues.

A．in terms of

B．in common with

C．in addition to

D．on behalf of

7 . A Beijing girl Shang Lin made up her mind to join the army ________ acting; she gained 10kg in order to become a soldier.

A．in case of	B．in place of
C．on behalf of	D．in exchange for