the large amount of time devoted to playing the piano, she doesn’t play well enough.

A．Because

B．Since

C．Despite

D．With

＿＿ the Venice Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival only includes small, independent films.

A．Unlike

B．Dislike

C．Like to

D．No like

_______hearing the news that a hurricane was coming, most people left the region.

A．At

B．In

C．For

D．Upon

Mary wrote books to earn money while John gained his wealth ________ selling Mary’s works.
A. with                   B. by                     on                         D. through

After being broadcast on TV, the news was known by all ________.
A. at any time          B. in no time         all the time                    D. at one time

Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can’t speak too highly of him.

A．As a result

B．By the way

C．On the whole

D．In a word

The teacher was satisfied __the progress he had made,because he rid himself ___ being lazy and careless.

A．about;of

B．with;from

C．with;of

D．at;off

Ballet is not popular  our city because most people think it is too expensive to take the classes.

A．in

B．with

C．among

D．on

All passengers ______ are expected to fasten the seat belts when the plane takes off and lands．

A．on aboard

B．on board

C．on the board

D．on boards

You can see a church ________.

A．at a distance	B．in the distance
C．for a distance	D．from the distance