______ the fact that the old cars could not go as fast as modern ones, people still watched the race with a great deal of pleasure and excitement.

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• 1I do not remember very much more about that day, _____ that the sun seemed to have stopped shining and the country no longer looked beautiful

  A.except

  B.besides

  C.because of

  D.despite

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• 2Pandas are native ______ Chin

  A.A.with

  B.to

  C.for

  D.in

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• 3You can take the rest of the pie with you. ________, I wish you would, since I'm on a diet.

  A.On the other hand

  B.As a matter of fact

  C.As a consequence

  D.In addition to it

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• 4On April 1, Jim tried to play a trick ______ his teacher but the teacher wasn't taken _____.

  A.by; on

  B.in; in

  C.on; in

  D.on; on

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• 5The dress is very nice, but not ______ the girl's taste, for she is somehow particular.

  A.for

  B.with

  C.by

  D.to

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• 6American English has changed _______ the centuries. There are several reasons _____ this.

  A.over, for

  B.for, with

  C.in, of

  D.during, about

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• 7_______ the school, he saw his parents ________ for him at the school gate.

  A.At reaching; waited

  B.On arriving; waiting

  C.At arriving; waited

  D.On reaching; waiting

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• 8They have a small apartment______ the third floor of a _____ apartment block.

  A.in ; five- storey

  B.on ; five-storey

  C.on; five storeys

  D.in ; five storeys

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• 9____ his great love for the works of J. K. Rowling, he has a broad range of interest in other English writers as well. 　　

  A.In addition

  B.As a consequence of

  C.Except for

  D.Apart from

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• 10There are solid reasons for China to claim ownership of the Diaoyu Islands, which lie about 200 miles _______ the eastern coast of our country.       

  A.to

  B.on

  C.off

  D.of

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