. ______ many people’s expectation, he was defeated in the first round.
| A.In stead of | B.In spite of | C.Contrary to | D.On account of | 
---Come to my family for dinner, please.
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| A.I’m very busy | B.See you in the evening | 
| C.Yes, I would | D.Oh, thank you for your invitation | 
in a story book, the girl didn’t notice the stranger.
| A.Burying | B.Buried | C.To bury | D.Having buried | 
I believe it must have been in the hotel we stayed I lost my computer.
| A.that, where | B.that, that | 
| C.which, that | D.where, that | 
he visited the new school, he showed great interest in everything he saw.
| A.It’s the first time | B.For the first time | 
| C.The first time | D.At first | 
you may have , you should gather your courage to face the challenge .
| A.However serious a problem | 
| B.Whatever serious a problem | 
| C.However a serious problem | 
| D.No matter how a serious problem |