The Plains Indians believe in the Great Spirit who has power ________ all things including animals，trees，stones and clouds.

A．of                   B．a(chǎn)t  

C．over               D．in

________ the fact that he is a star on stage now，this young man is still shy and talks little.

A．By means of          B．In spite of

C．In face of           D．Apart from

 Bill always seems so confident，but ________ he’s  extremely shy.

A．in vain               B．in contrast   

C．in reality             D．in surprise

Everyone in this country enjoys the same right ________ religion，race or sex.

A．regardless of            B．in view of                  

C．in spite of          D．in case of

 It’s mentioned in one of his books that the mastery of English ________a large amount of practice.

   A．calls on          B．calls for 

   C．calls at           D．calls out

 That you have ________so many friends to help you suggests that you are popular among them.

   A．rounded out      B．rounded on

   C．rounded off       D．rounded up

The sandstorm ________for several days，which left a terrible sight across the west.

　 A．kept off　　 　　B．kept away

　 C．kept back　 　　 D．kept up

If you are to get up early and do exercises every morning，it will________ good health.

   A．get across        B．end up       

   C．make for         D．contribute for

Zhao Benshan，whose overwork ________his health failure last year，is reported to have performed less successfully in the 2010 Spring Festival Gala on CCTV.

   A．submitted to      B．a(chǎn)dmitted to

   C．devoted to        D．contributed to

 The committee will ________ their decision until they receive the investigation report.

   A．take off         B．hold off

   C．lay off          D．turn off