The house won’t certainly sell ____ the fact that it’s overpriced.

   A. in spite of     B. because of      C. in addition to     D. but for

Can you get Mr Li _____ us less homework?

　 A. give 　 B. to give    C. giving 　 D. given

She suggested a skilled worker _____ to get the machine _____.

　 A. send for; repair 　 B. be sent for; repaired
　 C. sending for; repairing 　 D. be sent for; to repair

—So why do we ______ the people who do them so poorly
  —There can be only one answer-because they are women,and the work is so hard.
   A.punish    B.blame    C.reward    D.claim

He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.
    A. accepted    B. received    C. took up    D. excepted

The seller would sell the skirt for 50 dollars,but the customer ______ only half the price,and finally they agreed ______ the price.
　 A.supplied；on　 B.charged；on　 C.offered；with　 D.offered；on

Henry escaped ____ by admitting his mistake.

　 A. being punished 　 B. having been punished   C. having punished 　 D. punishing

Although the working mother is very busy, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.

A. devotes   B. spends    C. offers    D. provides

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket__________ the desert.

A.covering        B.covered        C.cover      D.to cover

The poor boy was ______ in the earthquake.
   A.hurt    B.injured    C.wounded   D.harmed