The children have been playing with my hat and they have knocked it out of ______．
| A．order | B．date | C．balance | D．shape |
In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
| A．dimension | B．volume | C．magnitude | D．scope |
While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
| A．occasionally | B．simultaneously |
| C．eventually | D．directly |
The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.
| A．come up with | B．put up with |
| C．look up to | D．keep up with |
_____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
| A．In spite of | B．On account of |
| C．Regardless of | D．Instead of |
Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.
| A．ways | B．measures | C．issues | D．patterns |