The two ladies are _______ the same age, but there seems to be ten years _______ them.

I don’t think highly of this kind of flower — _________, I don’t care for it.

­— My father is away _____  Beijing again.
 — Really? Is he there on business or on holiday？
  

Mike is handsome, kind and full of energy______，I can't speak too highly of him．

II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
This is the latest attempt to find a peaceful solution _____ the troubles in this area.
A.of                      B. to                            C. for                           D. about

The film was terrible. It wasn’t ______to the teenagers.

.Have you sent that letter off yet? There’s something important I’d like to add ______ it.

______ his sister, Jack is very quiet, and does not easily make friends.

I wonder what notes he made in the back of his diary ______ things to mend or replace.

Cancer is proved to be second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.