. 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

They were so far away that I couldn't _____ their faces clearly.

A. see through  B. make up  C. see off  D. make out

. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

        A. In spite of          B. But for          C. Because of          D. As for

The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

   A. minor    B. humble    C. inferior    D. awkward

It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

   A. news                    B. print                    C. publication            D. press

Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.

        A.on the contrary                B.or rather                 C. or else                  D. in no way

You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields.

A. track    B. passage    C. method    D. journey

 The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause _____ of vegetables in the coming days.

A. rarity   B. scarcity  C. invalidity  D. variety

Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

A. anyone    B. the others    C. that    D. the ones

. There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.

A. committing  B. attaching  C. comparing  D. relating