Minister Bill De Blasio ______ in office fewer than 48 hours when he came face to face with his biggest challenge in his life.
| A．has been | B．had been | C．would be | D．is |
_______ the house prices have risen sharply, the number of buyers is as great as ever.
| A．Despite the fact that | B．In spit of what |
| C．Regardless of | D．Contrary to |
The traffic problems we were looking forward to seeing ______ should have attracted the government’s attention.
| A．solving | B．solve | C．to solve | D．solved |
If it were not for the fact that she _______ play tennis, I would invite her to join us.
| A．couldn’t | B．shouldn’t | C．might not | D．can’t |
She had no idea how it _____ that her husband met with trouble again.
| A．came up | B．came about | C．came out | D．came across |
Talking about buying computers, I prefer a computer less than 8,000 yuan to ______ over the amount.
| A．this | B．it | C．that | D．one |