XIII:
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_________ failing, the new car was a great success.
A.Far from
B.Despite
C.Apart from
D.In view of

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_________ all the workers in the company, they talked to the manager in person, asking for a better working condition.
A.At the expense of
B.On behalf of
C.Instead of
D.In the aspect of

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I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point _________ .
A.around
B.along
C.across
D.about

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The amount of gravitational attraction between two objects depends on the mass of the objects and _________ .
A.what is the distance between them
B.the distance between them is
C.the distance between them
D.the distance what is between them

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The more you study during the semester, _________ the week before exam.
A.the less you have to study
B.you have to study the less
C.the less have you to study
D.the study less you have

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A few hours after the infection the feeling of numbness in your arm will _________ .
A.wear off
B.fade out
C.drop away
D.fall through

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When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost _________ .
A.jumped out of her skin
B.had a lump in her throat
C.took her breath away
D.kept her head

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I’m sure your bank manager will lend you a _________ ear when you explain the situation to him.
A.merciful
B.sympathetic
C.pitiful
D.compassionate

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If you are at a _________ end, you could help me in the garden.
A.lose
B.open
C.free
D.loose

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The total production of bushels of corn in the United States is _________ all other cereal crops combined.
A.more as
B.more than that of
C.more than those of
D.more than