__________ (困在) in the collapsed coal mine for more than 70 hours, the workers survived by eating newspapers.  (trap)

 My god! My patience ______________ (耗盡) and now I’d like to pull out of the project. (give)

If you want to do the experiment again, you’d better be more careful ______________________ (你犯過錯誤的地方) . (where)

Clerks’ being physically examined for free twice a year _______________________ (要保證) in any company.   (ensure)

― Sleep well last night ?

― Far from that ! My next door neighbour __________________ (放音樂) pretty loud.  (play)

Experiments have shown that children generally relate to other children’s strengths and abilities, _______ to their weakness.

   A. except for              B. instead of             C. but                   D. rather than

Don’t worry, sir. If the plane is full, we’ll put you on an _______ flight.

   A. accustomed             B. adequate              C. alternative             D. accessible

As for diet, Michael Jacson chooses vegetables and fruit in _______ to any kind of meat.

   A. comparison             B. preference                   C. possession                   D. advantage

As we grow older, birthdays seem to _______ more quickly than when we were children.

   A. come in                B. come around                 C. come out              D. come over

The question then _______ , what shall we do with the remaining materials ?

   A. rises                   B. arises                       C. raises                 D. arouses