10. They had a wonderful holiday ___ the bad weather.
　　 A．owing to
　　 B．despite
　　 C．in case of
　　 D．however

11.____ your timely help, the boy might have drowne
　　 D．
　　 A．But for
　　 B．For all
　　 C．Apart from
　　 D．In line with
　　12. Mr. George had expected to ____ weight when he gave up smoking, but he didn’t.
　　 A．put off
　　 B．put up
　　 C．put on
　　 D．put out
　　13.Mrs. Bush always takes great pride ___ her son’s commercial success.
　　 A．a(chǎn)t
　　 B．over
　　 C．from
　　 D．in
　　14. According to s survey, women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, ____ four years ago.
　　 A．compared with
　　 B．to compare with
　　 C．comparing with
　　 D．a(chǎn)s comparing with
　　15.Although it was dark, I could still ___ a tall figure tramping through the undergrowth.
　　 A．make use of
　　 B．make up
　　 C．make out
　　 D．make up for
　　16. In my opinion, the new government must ____ finding solutions to the country’s economic problems.
　　 A．set back
　　 B．set about
　　 C．set out
　　 D．set aside
　　17. Mr. Wang removed his glasses and began ____ them with his handkerchief after he seated himself on the sofa.
　　 A．discoloring
　　 B．screening
　　 C．polishing
　　 D．treating
　　18. I can’t ____ why that young man did it without consulting his father.
　　 A．set out
　　 B．turn out
　　 C．fall out
　　 D．figure out
　　19. Frequently the ex-president was ____ to resolve the major conflicts between the two countries.
　　 A．called out
　　 B．called on
　　 C．called off
　　 D．called by 　
　　20.On her way home she was caught in the rain and had to seek the ____ of a big tree.
　　 A．shadow
　　 B．shade
　　 C．shelter
　　 D．trunk