__________ speed and comfort, bicycles can’t match other means of transportation like cars and trains.
| A．In terms of | B．In case of | C．In stead of | D．In spite of |
The study you have been making _____ the ancient Chinese characters is an instructive job.
| A．to | B．for | C．of | D．from |
____running , learning English needs will.
| A．As with | B．As to | C．As for | D．As if |
For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree ______.
| A．on earth | B．for distance | C．in sight | D．at place |
“How could you lose so much money?”Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from ____the kitchen table.
| A．at | B．across | C．through | D．on |
They were hunting for a person ____ him ____ a stepping stone.
| A．like; as | B．like; like | C．as; like | D．as; as |