1 . everyone here，I wish you a pleasant journey back to your journey.

A．By means of

B．On behalf of

C．In search of

D．For fear of

2 . He wanted the man he was looking forward ____     _____ stay with him.

A．for; to	B．to; with
C．to; to	D．with; to

3 . This article is quite _____ me. There are too many new words.

A．above	B．against
C．upon	D．beyond

4 . I arrived half an hour earlier 　　　 I had time to talk with him before the meeting.

A．as soon as	B．as a result
C．in order to	D．so that

5 . I would like a job which pays more, but __________ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

A．in other words

B．on the other hand

C．for one thing

D．as a matter of fact

6 . _________, the house itself is not quite our style, though the price is really attractive.

A．To be honest

B．On the contrary

C．In addition

D．Above all

7 . Who is________the fire in the kitchen?

A．blame

B．to blame for

C．blamed

D．blame for

8 . My father began to work ______ a bus driver when he was 20 years old.

A．for

B．to

C．at

D．as