_____ 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 |
----Do you really insist on going out to watch the football game?
---- I know it may rain. ______, I shall go out, nothing can stop me.
| A．Somehow | B．Therefore | C．Anyhow | D．Otherwise |
Mrs Jane , you said you live in the USA, can you be a bit more______?
| A．special | B．specific | C．especial | D．spare |
In spite of failing to save all endangered wildlife, we are able to preserve the majority_____dying out.
| A．from | B．against | C．beyond | D．with |
There must be, in this country, equality of rights for all citizens, _______nationality and religious beliefs.
| A．in addition to | B．in terms of | C．with the exception | D．regardless of |
----Why did you collect your CD?
----That day I didn’t see your car, so I _____you’d gone out.
| A．assumed | B．suspected | C．resumed | D．declared |