---It is not a secret that CEOs of major companies earn a large amount each year.
--- I agree. ____ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.
| A．Apart from | B．Thanks to |
| C．Regardless of | D．In regard to |
Every time she tried to argue with her husband she ended up ___ her eyes out.
| A．to cry | B．cried | C．crying | D．cry |
In my opinion, it is very ____ of you to buy a car at such a high price.
| A．useless | B．crazy | C．unfair | D．firm |
You might wonder how this kind of animal ____ to live without eating for so many months.
| A．keeps | B．succeeds | C．manages | D．tries |
—What about your English test?
—I ____ the written papers but failed the oral test.
| A．looked through | B．read through | C．pulled through | D．got through |
Traffic was ____ for several hours by the accident.
| A．held out | B．held up | C．held off | D．held on |