________ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide．

A．In spite of

B．On account of

C．Regardless of

D．In want of

Red is usually ________ danger so traffic lights include red ones．

A．marked with

B．filled with

C．related with

D．associated with

One hospital in Wuhan is already ________ of shocking mistreatment, as a 70-year-old man died of heart failure, after 50 days of treatment which cost the family 3.2 million yuan．

A．abused

B．charged

C．accused

D．blamed

The novel“The Da Vinci Code”________ a great success and was translated into 44 languages in 2004．

A．appreciated

B．enjoyed

C．won

D．accomplished

Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still ________ young people．

A．appeals to

B．attracts to

C．accounts for

D．apply for

The weather ________ to be very good, which was more than we could expect．

A．made out

B．turned out

C．went out

D．carried out

________ your proposal, I’m pleased to inform you that most committee members consider it acceptable．

A．Considering

B．Seeing

C．Supposing

D．Concerning

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their________

A．strengths

B．benefits

C．techniques

D．values

________ cancer, he felt as if the world was at an end．

A．Diagnosed with

B．Diagnosed as

C．Being diagnosed with

D．Be diagnosed as

Oil companies in the U.S are already beginning to feel the pressure．Refinery workers and petroleum－equipment－manufacturing employees are being ________．

A．laid out

B．laid off

C．laid down

D．laid aside