_____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

        A. In spite of          B. But for          C. Because of          D. As for

The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

   A. minor    B. humble    C. inferior    D. awkward

It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

   A. news                    B. print                    C. publication            D. press

Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.

        A.on the contrary                B.or rather                 C. or else                  D. in no way

According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.

   A. fulfillment                                       B. achievement 

   C. establishment                            D. accomplishment

Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

        A.understanding                                           B.comprehensible

        C.comprehensive                                    D.understandable

The policeman caught the thief by ___ arm.

        A. an   B.his    C. the      D. a

In rencent years, China and the USA have been a lot of_____of views about the same problem.

   A.replacements    B. transformations     C. changes     D. exchanges

--Which color do you prefer, red or black?

  ---Red. For red_____a sense of energy and strength.

  A. delivers     B. conveys     C. contributes    D. concentrates

Children should be encouraged _____ up outside interests， such as music or sport.

A. to take               B. taking        C. to have taken              D. having taken