The voyages of travellers before the 17 th century show that they were not ________ the sea even though they didn't have modern navigational aids.
A.at the expense of
B.at the risk of
C.in the way of
D.at the mercy of
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- 1The island is about 1,000 feet _______ the coast.
A.on
B.to
C.from
D.off
开始考试点击查看答案 - 2_______all his efforts he failed, he was so upset about himself that he felt like crying.
A.So long as
B.In terms of
C.In spite of
D.regardless of
开始考试点击查看答案 - 3Griffin is naughty, talkative, casual, but _____, his classmates think he is not so tiresome
A.in a way
B.in other words
C.all in all
D.on the contrary
开始考试点击查看答案 - 4You have to explain ____ us the reason _____ your being absent from school yesterday.
A.to; of
B.to; why
C.for; that
D.to; for
开始考试点击查看答案 - 5She felt completely _______ during the vacation but now she has to go back to her work again.
A.at sea
B.at ease
C.at a loss
D.at risk
开始考试点击查看答案 - 6I'll get Bill to accompany me _______ the piano when I sing a song at the concert.
A.at
B.with .
C.to
D.by
开始考试点击查看答案 - 7______ the challenges, I become stronger than I used to be.
A.Rather than
B.Thanks to
C.Instead of
D.As a result
开始考试点击查看答案 - 8The number of people joining the club________eighty,but a number of them________not accepted for different kinds of reasons.
A.were;was
B.was;was
C.was;were
D.were;were
开始考试点击查看答案 - 9Look, a group of students are playing the violin there, ____their teacher as the conductor.
A.in front of them stand
B.in front of them stands
C.in front of whom standing
D.in front of whom stands
开始考试点击查看答案 - 10She stepped on my foot _______, not _______, which made me angry.
A.by chance; on purpose
B.on purpose; by chance
C.for purpose; by chance
D.by chance; for purpose
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