In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.    

    A. less than            B. more than          C. other than          D. rather than

Almost everyone is ________ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high now.

After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed          .

       A．in vain     B．in case      C．in time     D．in trouble

The little boy got        rice to feed the chickens in the yard.

       A．a(chǎn) piece of B．a(chǎn) number of     C．a(chǎn) handful of     D．a(chǎn) loaf of

--- What did she say？

  --- Oh，nothing _______. She only wanted to give me a hand.

     A. in short       B. in fun      C. in use        D. in particular

I am not appealing for myself, but doing so ______ millions of fresh college graduates.

A. on behalf of    B. in the opinion of      C. with a view of               D. in terms of

He was angry _____ your work. He said that he _____ at all.
    A. at, didn’t satisfy           B. to, didn’t satisfy
    C. at, wasn’t satisfied         D. to, wasn’t satisfied

People who come to attend court hearings are always chosen _______ in order to be fair.

A. by chance    B. at random    C. on purpose    D. in general

Our success was largely    ___    the good cooperation of all team members.

    A. because   B. result from      C. due to      D. thanks to

This is the way ________ which he studies English.

A. by                             B. in                        C. for                               D. of