I like the climate here ________ the wind blows．

A．except when

B．except for

C．except

D．besides

Get in touch with them, for they will be anxious ________ news of your arrival．

A．at

B．for

C．about

D．to

What one thinks and feels is mainly ________ traditions, habits and education．

A．because of

B．due to

C．since

D．through

The key ________ four modernizations lies ________ the science and education．

A．to, on

B．of, on

C．to, in

D．of, in

It’s quite warm ________ January．

A．in

B．for

C．on

D．at

The ship sailed ________ Xiamen ________ 30 miles an hour．

A．for, at

B．to, at

C．to, by

D．for, by

Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain ________ an inch．

A．by

B．at

C．to

D．from

What he had done is far from ________．

A．satisfaction

B．satisfactory

C．satisfied

D．satisfying

One of the methods of introducing foreign genes into a plant is to make use of certain soil bacteria to infect the plant and transfer several of blue genes to the infected plant cells, ________ in high rate of plant cell pision．

A．results

B．resulting

C．to result

D．resulted

The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see ________ the next year．

A．carry out

B．carrying out

C．to carry out

D．carried out