In order to keep fit, he chooses vegetables and fruit in ____to any kind of meat.
| A．comparison | B．preference | C．control | D．advantage |
He got up late and hurried to his office, _______ the breakfast untouched.
| A．left | B．to leave |
| C．leaving | D．having left |
I did very ______ the first time I took my entrance exam.
| A．poorly | B．poor |
| C．poverty | D．poorness |
You cannot accept an opinion ________ to you unless it is based on facts.
| A．offering | B．to offer |
| C．offered | D．having offered |
He was afraid of failure because he didn’t want to _______ his colleagues.
| A．lose face with | B．lose face |
| C．pull a long face | D．save face |
The man was to make some reply ______ his friend when he entered the room again.
| A．for defence of | B．in defence of |
| C．with defence of | D．at defence of |