1 . Seeing the tiger walking ______ them, the small animals ran ______ all directions.

A．near; to	B．to; towards
C．by; in	D．towards; in

2 . They had a wonderful holiday, ______ bad weather.

A．because of	B．due to
C．in spite of	D．on behalf of

3 . I’d like to invite you to my home ________your warm hospitality (款待).

A．in return of	B．in return for
C．in return to	D．in return with

4 . There have been so many school bus accidents recently.________，people are concerned about the school bus safety much.

A．As a result	B．After all
C．In spite of	D．Instead of

5 . Although they are twin sisters, they have nothing______ with each other except that they look alike.

A．in fact	B．in return
C．in all	D．in common

6 . The horses       each other      the first prize in the match.

A．completed against; of	B．completed against; to
C．competed against; for	D．completed; to get

7 . _______the weather ,the sports meet will be held on time .

A．Instead of

B．In relation to

C．Regardless of

D．In favor of

8 . ________ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.

A．Lack of	B．Lack for
C．Lacking of	D．Being lacked

9 . The 13:30 train to Shanghai has been put off __________ the heavy storm.

A．due to	B．in case of
C．aside from	D．except for

10 . Sam always pronounces my name wrong.   Do you think he does it＿＿＿＿ ?

A．on purpose	B．at present
C．at an end	D．right away