1 . ——What do you think I should do?
——I think you’d better pay a visit to him____.

A．out of work	B．out of sight
C．out of respect	D．out of shape

2 . She owes her success________good luck more than ________ability.

A．to；and

B．of；to

C．to；to

D．to；in

3 . American English has changed ________ time. There are several reasons ________ this.

A．over; for

B．for; with

C．in; of

D．during; about

4 . ________ the fact that he       speak English, he spent quite a pleasant time in London.

A．Although; can’t	B．Despite; couldn’t
C．In spite of; can’t	D．Though; couldn’t

5 . It is greatly ___ your credit that you have overcome such difficulties.

A．to

B．for

C．with

D．in

6 . –The love story between Mary and Peter went public..
--Well, that is why Mary’s parents were so awkward ___ the news. She is still a child..

A．at

B．with

C．for

D．against

7 . Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ________ name, not case number.

A．of

B．as

C．by

D．with

8 . He was hit by a falling tree that night and killed ____________.

A．on the spot

B．in a spot

C．under the spot

D．on a spot

9 . 25. These two countries are similar ______ they both have a high snowfall during winter.

A．to which

B．in which

C．in that

D．except that