_____ the fact that doctors have warned that smoking causes cancer, people still keep on smoking.
A. Due to B. Thanks to C. Because of D. In spite of
_____ all my colleagues, I’d like to show all my sincere thanks to you for your devotion to our research.
A. In case of B. In memory of C. In honor of D. On behalf of
It is typical of him to go to bed without washing his feet,
which his roommates can’t _____.
A. put up with B. make up of C. decide on D. look forward to
Typhoon Morakot swept across Taiwan on August 8, 2009_____ hundreds of people dead or missing.
A. leaving B. Left C. to have left D. having been left
_______ many times, he finally understood it.
A. Told B. Telling C. Having told D. Having been told
He was appointed _____ a very important post in the West, where he would improve himself better.
A. to be B. as C. to D. for