______ the house prices have risen sharply，the number of buyers is as great as ever.
| A．Despite the fact that | B．In spite of what |
| C．Regardless of | D．Contrary to |
With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _____.
| A．obtainable | B．potential | C．considerable | D．feasible |
_____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!
| A．Strangely | B．Fantastically |
| C．Surprisingly | D．Fancy |
_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
| A．By the way | B．In a way | C．In the way | D．In no way |
Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
| A．deliberately | B．intensively |
| C．decisively | D．objectively |
The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
| A．in addition | B．in brief | C．in common | D．in essence |