The young man could repair a TV, and that would have been of____ high status in ____ eyes of local people.
 A a, the     B the, the    C ∕, ∕    D∕ , the
---Were you busy last weekend?
 ---Very. Rather than __________ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to________ an advertisement.
| A.wasting; making | B.waste; make | C.to waste; make | D.a waste of; making | 
He argued __________ smoking, and insisted that it was ____________ argument that
 smoking is harmful to health.
| A.for; beyond | B.against; over | C.for; over | D.against; beyond | 
He had to do an extra job after work, for he had a big family to ___________.
| A.support | B.look at | C.provide | D.observe | 
26. He asked us to write an article in_____________ of pollution caused by the nearby factories.
| A.honor | B.search | C.respect | D.charge | 
______________ that he was in great danger, Eric walked deeper into the forest.
| A.Not realized | B.Not to realize | C.Not realizing | D.Not to have realized |