11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.
A. In
B. At
C. On
D. With
12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.
A. Making up
B. Doing up
C. Putting up
D. Sizing up
13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.
A. In
B. From
C. On
D. Above
14. ____ we are having these days!
A. What a lovely weather
B. What lovely weathers
C. What lovely weather
D. What lovely a weather
15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A. Other things being equal
B. Were other things equal
C. To be equal to other things
D. Other things to be equal
16. ____, he does not love her.
A. As he likes her very much
B. Though much he likes her
C. Much although he likes her
D. Much though he likes her
17. A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance.
A. repulsive
B. reluctant
C. reproachful
D. reputed
18. A good many houses ____ knocked down by the earthquake.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
19. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.
A. convey
B. display
C. consult
D. confront
20. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ____ conditions or events.
A. in response to
B. in favor of
C. in contrast to
D. in excess of