_______his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
| A．In spite of | B．On account of | C．Regardless of | D．Instead of |
I haven’t seen ________Maggie since I came here.
| A．as lovely a girl as | B．so a lovely girl as | C．girl as lovely as | D．as a lovely girl as |
I tried phoning her office，but I couldn’t ________.
| A．get along | B．get on | C．get to | D．get through |
The doctor told her that her badly injured husband had a 50-50 chance of ________.
| A．conflict | B．survival | C．withdrawal | D．convenience |
The old man said the accident ________careless driving，so a lot of money ________be paid by the driver.
| A．was due to；was due to | B．due to；was due to |
| C．is due to；has due to | D．is due to；was due to |
___________ I toured Zhang Jiajie, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.
| A．For the first time | B．At first |
| C．It was the first time | D．The first time |