The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.
| A．far from | B．along with | C．next to | D．regardless of |
One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living __________.
| A．bills | B．expenses |
| C．prices | D．charges |
He and his wife are of the same __________; they both want their son to go to college.
| A．soul | B．spirit |
| C．heart | D．mind |
I don't forget for ever how many years ago_____ was that I last met her in the coffee bar.
| A．this | B．it | C．which | D．when |
It was a(n) _____situation, because the restaurant was too expensive for us but we didn't want to just leave.
| A．amazing | B．curious | C．desperate | D．awkward |
During the earthquake,the great part of damage and loss of life was_____the poor quality of the buildings, which couldn’t fight against its force.
| A．as for | B．instead of | C．according to | D．due to |