--- How about your trip to Italy?
--- Oh, ______ the fine weather, we enjoyed ourselves indeed.
| A．but for | B．thanks to | C．in spite of | D． because of |
After the amateur singer competed in the program The Voice of China, his singing career .
| A．took out | B．took off | C．took in | D．took away |
Without the development of the Internet, Taobao and Tmall______$ 5.7 billion in sales on 11 November, 2013.
| A．wouldn't make | B．didn't make | C．hadn't made | D．wouldn't have made |
He set out for a remote village for ____ he hoped would be a peaceful retirement.
| A．that | B．which | C．what | D．where |
____ to teaching, as we know, contributes to his popularity with his students.
| A．To devote | B．Devoted | C．Being devoted | D．Devoting |
It does not matter that you are a slow walker _____ you never walk backwards.
| A．as long as | B．as soon as | C．unless | D．until |