9. In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day’s school instruction was conducted in languages ?____? English.?
A. more thanB. exceptC. other thanD. except for?
10. The student was delighted to be offered a summer job ?____?.?
A. that rewarded two dollars hourly?
B. that paid two dollars an hour?
C. with two?dollar pay in an hour?
D. with a pay of two?dollar per hour?
11. The news you told me the other day has to be ?____?.?
A. conformedB. confirmedC. informedD. affirmed?
12. Quite a few people watch TV only to ?____? time.?
A. spareB. spendC. wasteD. pass?
13. She has only a two?week vacation during the year ?____? that other workers get more time off.?
A. in spite ofB. besides?
C. despiteD. despite the fact?
14. Some hard plastics can be ?____? metals in manufacturing machine parts.?
A. substituted forB. taken the place of?
C. replaced in D. given way to?
15. I noticed the meals were well ?____? what was charged for him.?
A. worthwhileB. worthy ofC. worthyD. worth?
16. He broke the world ?____? for the 200?meter race.?
A. gradeB. levelC. standardD. record?
17. The accident did very little ?____? to either car.?
A. destructionB. ruinC. damageD. disaster?