_____ the absence of the manager, we were unable to decide on the date of the celebration．
| A．In spite of | B．On behalf of |
| C．Due to | D．Regardless of |
. The husband gave his wife _____ every month in order to please her.
| A．half all his income | B．his half all income |
| C．half his all income | D．all his half income |
____, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.
| A．As much as I have traveled | B．Now that I have traveled so much |
| C．Much as I have traveled | D．As I have traveled so much |
The waterfall can be seen _ __. Its sound may be heard __ two miles. It looks even more beautiful____.
| A．at a distance; in a distance of ; from a distance |
| B．from a distance; in the distance of; at a distance |
| C．in the distance; from a distance; at a distance |
| D．in the distance; at a distance of; from a distance |
. After the war, a new school building was put up __ bad once been a theatre.
| A．in which | B．where | C．where it | D．where there |
The most of his time is ____ to prepare for the college entrance examination.
| A．used | B．spent | C．taken | D．made |