__________ our efforts to save houses dating back to the Ming Dynasty, the local government decided to pull them down to build modern buildings there.

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• 1By sending text messages or chatting online, we've been in touch for months, but I've never met my new friend _____.

  A.by accident

  B.on purpose

  C.in the flesh

  D.in her absence

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• 2Frank was offered a job in a bank, but________our surprise, he didn't take it. 

  A.to

  B.at

  C.for

  D.in

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• 3All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _____, and he died soon.

  A.in place

  B.in return

  C.in vain

  D.in ruins

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• 4The couple overjoyed ________ words on hearing their son survive the airplane crash by a miracle.

  A.of

  B.in

  C.beyond

  D.above

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• 5An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________ a long lost antique Greek vase.

  A.at random

  B.by chance

  C.in turn

  D.on occasion

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• 6Thanks to modern technology which has now broken the law of seasons, farming is no longer _______ weather and temperature.

  A.at the mercy of

  B.in the charge of

  C.in the name of

  D.in view of

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• 7To build a harmonious society, we all have a part to play in the fight ________ injustice, unemployment and crime.

  A.over

  B.by

  C.for

  D.against

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• 8--- Is this book familiar ______ you?  --- Sure. I am also familiar ______ its writer.

  A.to; to

  B.with; with

  C.to; with

  D.with; to

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• 9—What a pity that he missed his final shot and ended in a tie! —Yes, but he didn't lose it ________！ It just wasn't his day.

  A.for fun

  B.in preparation

  C.on purpose

  D.after all

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• 10What a mess! Tom, I have told you over and over again not to leave everything _____.

  A.in place

  B.in the place

  C.out of place

  D.out of the place

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