The reporter has written _______ articles about air pollution hoping to call the attention of all people to the problem.

  A. a series of                B. a great deal of               C. a plenty of                   D. a large amount of

Four Chinese models were ______ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

A. among      B. between        C. along          D. beyond

Almost everybody present felt unhappy ______ what he had said.

A. as             B. because          C. because of      D. since

They had a pleasant chat ______ a cup of tea.

A. for            B. with            C. during          D. over

The farm grows various kinds of crops, ___ wheat, corn, cotton and rice.

  A. for example        B. as                         C. so that            D. such as

We discussed where to go for the weekend, but we decided to stay at home           .

A．at the end        B．by the end        C．in the end        D．on end

He agreed         what I said at the meeting , but we didn’t agree         how to do it.

A．on ; on          B．with ; with          C．to ; with          D．with ; on

When the boss got to the factory ________ midnight, he found it ________ ruins.

A. on; in               B. at; under            C. at; in                       D. on; under

________ the houses were destroyed in the earthquake.

A. A great many of     B. A great deal     C. A great many      D. A great deal of

--- What kind of food do you prefer?

--- _________ but Japanese.

--- How about Korean, then?

A. Something               B. Nothing                C. Anything                  D. Everything