_____ great efforts, we failed to carry our plans through, which made us very disappointed.
| A．In place of | B．Instead of | C．In case of | D．In spite of |
You cannot imagine what great trouble I took ______ your house.
| A．to find | B．finding | C．found | D．having found |
Jordan kept his illness from his opponents before the final game ________ they might know about it.
| A．now that | B．on condition that | C．for fear that | D．in order that |
— Have you seen ____ pencil? I left it here this morning.
—Is it _____black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
| A．a; the | B．the; the | C．the; a | D．a; a |
---Now, children begin to learn English at a very early age. It is really a good thing?
---_________.
| A．Yes, just in case | B．Well, it depends |
| C．Don’t mention it | D．Believe it or not |
_______ caused the accident is still a complete mystery.
| A．What | B．That | C．How | D．Where |