It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
| A．attempt | B．trouble | C．power | D．effort |
Too bad—— I missed the early train ______ only a few minutes!
| A．by | B．in | C．at | D．after |
________ the numbers in employment，the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.
| A．In spite of | B．In case of | C．In terms of | D．In praise of |
It’s quite ______ me why such things have been allowed to happen.
| A．for | B．behind | C．against | D．beyond |
—The authors of computer viruses are geniuses.
—I agree. If they applied their wisdom to other net technology _____ human beings can benefit, it would be better.
| A．in which | B．through which | C．from which | D．during which |
The winter of 2008 was extremely bad._____most of people say it was the worst winter of their lives.
| A．In general | B．In a word | C．In all | D．In fact |