14．What people like to eat is subjective，but ______ the northerners like dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice．（　　）

A．

by chance

B．

in particular

C．

at ease

D．

in general

13．She was over the age limit and，_______her application was rejected．（　　）

	A．	in addition		B．	on the other hand
	C．	as a consequence		D．	as a result of

12．Learning to study is not difficult．The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn．It doesn't mean that you must always like the subject．It does mean，however，that you must be willing to learn whatever is necessary．Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later．Knowing mathematical facts will be useful in your whole life．Knowing how to spell words makes any kind of writing easier．Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting and it will be attractive when you began to work on it．Learning things can be fun if you can try your best．
Here's some advice for you：have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study，so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions．Have everything ready before you sit down to study，a dictionary，paper，a pen and books．Be sure you understand what you should learn before you start．Read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things．When memorizing，find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing．Check your homework after you finish it．Never forget the importance of review and preview．
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11．It won't be quite a long time ________ your son is back，so don't be worried．（　　）

A．

that

B．

since

C．

before

D．

until

10．The boy went to school as usual the next day after the accident，_____ nothing had happened at all．（　　）

A．

in case

B．

so that

C．

even if

D．

as though

9．________ all my family，I sincerely thank you for what you have done for us．（　　）

A．

On behalf of

B．

In honor of

C．

In case of

D．

Instead of

8．-I'll have nothing to wear to work on Monday ______ I pick up my clothes at dry cleaners'．
-Then you'd better hurry．It closes at noon on Sundays．（　　）

A．

though

B．

as

C．

unless

D．

after

7．-In school we teachers never give a child a chance to discover his mistakes．We do it all for him．
-Exactly．We act as if he will never notice a mistake ______ it is pointed out to him．（　　）

A．

if

B．

unless

C．

after

D．

though

6．The visitors were reported to be lost in the forest．Therefore，a large number of police were sent        them there．（　　）

A．

in charge of

B．

in honor of

C．

in search of

D．

in view of

5．The doctor advised her to eat more bean products _____meat which might be harmful to her heart disease．（　　）

A．

for lack of

B．

by means of

C．

in place of

D．

in favor of