In fifteen terrible seconds a large city          .

A．lied in ruin

B．lay in ruin

C．lied in ruins

D．lay in ruins

Don’t worry . He will get here_________.

A．all the time

B．at one time

C．at a time

D．in no time

The law passed _____ the retirement of the public.

A．in answer to

B．in response to

C．in return to

D．in reward to

________ poor health, my father is always cheerful.

A．In spite of

B．In pursuit of

C．In memory of

D．In case of

Some members went so wild that they strongly demanded to know why they had been kept____ the true facts until the present stage．

A．in view of	B．in favor of
C．in place of	D．in ignorance of

First, we should know          good service sells our products.

A．by the way

B．on the way

C．in the way

D．in a way

Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.           his youth, the police have decided not to charge him.

A．In spite of

B．In view of

C．In charge of

D．In case of

—How do the shops make money if they sell at such low prices?
—Manufacturers, it seems, are willing to bring down prices _______ big volume purchases.

A．under the name of	B．on behalf of
C．in return for	D．in preparation for

--- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in    their free time.
--- I wonder what they will become.

A．Rather than

B．Owing to

C．Apart from

D．Expect for

Painted red ____ white walls, the houses look wonderful.

A．over

B．against

C．in

D．on