根据所提供的语境，从方框中选择正确的短语或单词填空，使句子意思完整。（其中有两个多余词组）

 teamed up with       out of order      by means of    ring off    dating back to

 to make a life        regardless of     fed up with     fade out    pays off

1．All of you will be given a chance                  your age or sex．

2．Mr. Smiths，who is        his present job，has decided to resign and then go to the south to seek a fortune．

3．Found my lost bike         a notice in the newspaper．

4．In an unexpected and rare discovery, scientists have found the oldest fossil brain in the USA      , 300 million years．

5．The majority of the immigrants remained in California．            for themselves in the new towns or on farms．

6．Listen to native speakers so that you can understand them． You may find it hard at first but

          it when you come to speak．

7．They              another family to rent a house for the summer．

8．I’m afraid I have to            ；my mum is calling me for supper．

—Where's your father?

—At——.

A. Mr. Greens    B. the barbers'   C. house of Mr. Smiths    D. the Browns'

—At——.

A. Mr. Greens    B. the barbers'   C. house of Mr. Smiths    D. the Browns'

----- ________ you got in touch with Mr. Smiths?

-----Through a friend of mine.

  A. It was how that     B. How was it that    C. When was it that    D. Was it how that

_____ were also invited to the party.

 A．Mr Smith B．The Smith C．The Smiths D．Smiths