For a long time they walked without saying ____ word. Jim was the first to break ____ silence.
| A．the; a | B．a; the | C．a; / | D．the; / |
A great man shows his greatness _____ the way he treats little man.
| A．under | B．with | C．on | D．by |
Fred entered without knocking and, very out of breath, sank _______ a chair.
| A．on | B．off | C．into | D．to |
The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather.
| A．in case of | B．in spite of | C．instead of | D．because of |
Many of them turn a deaf ear to his advice, _____ they knew it to be valuable.
| A．as if | B．now that | C．even though | D．so that |
I’d like to study law at university __________ my cousin prefers geography.
| A．though | B．as | C．while | D．for |