12. He said he was not optimistic          the future of that country.

Tina apologized ______ her mother _________ breaking her favourite necklace.

The two words have the same pronunciation, but they are different ______ spelling and meaning.

Greedy  _______ the opportunity to prove his ability, he took up the without any hesitation.
A. with     B. about    C for       D. of

．______ being annoyed, he seemede quite pleased.

. — What happened over there?
— They argued______ the waiter______ the price of the meal.

Production fell _____ 20% in May, _____ the same month of last year.
A. in; compared to          B. by; compared to
 with; compared with      D. by; comparing with

Jack climbed ______ to the top of the mountain though he is only a boy of ten.

. She feeds the baby _____ milk and grass _______her cattle.

Faraday gave ________ most of his money to the poor. When he grew old, he did not have enough money left to live on.