—You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

—Yes. only $100.

—Well, ___________.

A. the more. the better                       B. easier said than done

C. better than never                         D. better than nothing

---Mr. Smith, you are fined for speeding. Please sign here.

----Fined? Speeding? _______

A. Are you all right?     B. You can’t be serious!   

C. I’m a foreigner.             D. It doesn’t matter.

The art show is ________ being a failure; it was a great success.

A. far from       B. next to     C. along with      D. regardless of

All living organisms (有机物), __________ their unique identity, have biological, chemical and physical characteristics in common.

 A. as a consequence of       B. for the sake of  

C. in terms of                      D. regardless of

To be frank, I really don’t know what they have in ________, because they’re so different in character.

A. common     B. ordinary      C. usual           D. regular

He sold the vegetables at half price ________ let them go bad.

A. as well as     B. rather than        C instead of         D. as good as

Without a sure supply of water, farming in that area remains at the ______of the weather .

A. disposal                         B. risk           C. cost          D. mercy

 I feel sure that _______ qualification, ability and experience, you are suited to the position we have in mind.

A. on account of      B. in terms of          

C. on the basis of      D. in the light of

Every one of us must know: _____ we live can we save the earth.

A. by changing the way only         B. only by changing the way

C. by only changing the way         D. by changing only the way

It was            that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.

A. we being late        B. our being late     

C. we were late          D. because we were late