His efforts to raise money for his program were ______ because, no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
| A．in place | B．in sight | C．in effect | D．in vain |
We didn’t live together. We kept in touch _______ writing often.
| A．with | B．of | C．on | D．by |
“How long have you been here?” “_______ the end of last month.”
| A．In | B．By | C．At | D．Since |
_______ one old lady, the bus was empty.
| A．Except | B．Except for | C．But | D．Besides |
They promise that the work would all be finished _______ next week.
| A．until | B．in | C．by | D．to |
_______ cooking, writing and running the farm, she was very busy.
| A．Among | B．Between | C．Over | D．As |