________ invited, I won't take part in such kinds of parties．

A．Apart from

B．In spite of

C．Even if

D．Only if

As a result of destroying the forests, ________ of desert ________ covered the land．

A．a large number; has

B．large quantities; has

C．a large quantity; has

D．a great deal; have

If we continue to destroy and waste the natural resources like this, we will ________ it sooner or later．

A．run out

B．run out of

C．use up

D．lack of

I value his friendship, but ________ I dislike his self-pride and selfishness．

A．in addition

B．as well

C．on the other hand

D．in other words

This kindergarten has made a(n)________ to the related department to ________ male teachers．

A．goal; allow hiring

B．devotion; allow to hire

C．application; be allowed to hire

D．loss; allow to hiring

To be honest, every season of the year I do ________ watching tulips in Tai zi wan garden．

A．pay attention to

B．look forward to

C．do harm to

D．play a trick on

________ a recent survey, nearly half of the families in our city have cars ________．

A．As a result of; on their own

B．According to; of their own

C．With the help of; by their own

D．In addition to; in their own

Some people are ________ to flowers．They often sneeze when smelling them．

A．attractive

B．sensitive

C．personal

D．religious

Nowadays migrants ________ almost one eighth of the whole population of Hangzhou．

A．take up

B．break up

C．turn up

D．make up

Although they are twin sisters, they have nothing ________．

A．in relief

B．in peace

C．in common

D．in cash