8.　　　　 The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ____ little foreign ownership. 　

A. by　　 B. of　　 C. with　　　 D. from　

7.　　　　 At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.

A. out of sight　　　 B. out of reach　　　 C. out of order　　 D. out of place

6.　　　　 No one helped me. I did it all 　　　　　 　myself.

A. for 　 B. by 　 C. from 　　　 D. to

5.　　　　 -You know, Bob is a little slow 　　　　　 understanding, so….

-So I have to be patient 　　　　　 him.

A. in; with　 　　 B. on ; with　 　　 C. in; to　 　　　 D. at; for

4.　　　　 Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s __________ the visiting hours.

A. during　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　 D. before

3.　　　　 Try on this red skirt; you will look great　　　 　　　it.

A. on　　　　 B. by　　　 C. in　　 D. for 　

2.　　　　 He invited me to a dance after the show____ Christmas Eve.

A. at 　　 B. on 　　 C. in 　　 　D. by

1.　　　　 Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems 　　　　　 　themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.

A. to; by 　　　　　　　　　　 B. by; to 　　　　　　　　　　 C. for; to 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in; on

5.　　　　 What other suggestions can you offer? Why?(Please answer within 30 words.)

4.　　　　 Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.