To fully understand the writer，we must read not only between the lines，but sometimes ________ the lines.

   A．within          B．beyond         C．beside          D．among

Heilongjiang Province is ________ north of Liaoning. Harbin，its capital city，lies ________ the Songhuajiang River.

　 A．to; on　　 　B．in the; in　　　

C．/; on　　 D．to the; in

________ the fact that he was not a trained economist，his achievements were remarkable.

A．In spite of 　　 　 B．In case of

C．In view of 　　　D．In favor of

— Would you please tell me what time it is?  

— It’s five minutes to nine ________ my watch.

A．on                 B．by

C．at               D．in

Pleasant music is often played________ classes to make students refreshed and relaxed for a while.

A．between           B．among

C．over             D．after

 Too bad— I missed the early train ________only a few minutes!   

   A．by               B．in

   C．at              D．after

 ________ the numbers in employment，the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.

A．In spite of            B．In case of    

C．In terms of         D．In praise of

It’s quite ________ me why such things have been allowed to happen.

A．for                 B．behind    

C．against            D．beyond

—The authors of computer viruses are geniuses.

—I agree. If they applied their wisdom to other net technology ________ human beings can benefit，it would be better.

A．in which           B．through which

C．from which         D．during which

The winter of 2008 was extremely bad.________ most of people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A．In general 　　　　B．In a word

C．In all D．In fact