1 . _________ achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade.

A．In terms of	B．In case of
C．As a result of	D．In face of

2 . It was clear that the small grocer was _____ people he owed money to.

A．at the expense of	B．at the risk of
C．in the way of	D．at the mercy of

3 . The two sportsmen congratulated each other            winning the match by shaking hands.

A．with	B．on
C．in	D．to

4 . The open­air celebration has been put off______ the bad weather.

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

5 . This special school accepts all disabled students, ______ educational level and background.

A．according to	B．regardless of
C．in addition to	D．in terms of

6 . The country has been ______ war with its neighbor for almost ten years.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．during

7 . Looking up, I saw that some children _____ rags were looking at me silently as I ate.

A．by

B．in

C．with

D．on

8 . I thought he made this mistake ________ in his job because he wanted to make his manager angry.

A．on purpose	B．for purpose
C．with purpose	D．about purpose

9 . You should make an apology _____ your mother ______ your rudeness.

A．to ; at

B．to; for

C．for; to

D．at; for

10 . All the athletes competed _____ each other for gold medals in the Olympic Games.

A．against

B．for

C．between

D．over