Hundreds of companies in Shanghai have promised not to lay off employees　 the global economic crisis.

A.in case of　 B.in place of　 C.in favour of　 D.in spite of

The teacher pats Tom__________when they are talking.

A. on his head B. on head　　　 C. on the head D. in his head

You must ______ at the lawyer's office at noon.

A. present

B. present itself

C. present yourself

D. be present to

The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will ____ have been solved by the end of next week.

　 A. eagerly　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　　 C. immediately　　　 D. gradually

---I hear there is an art gallery around here and could you tell me how to get to it, sir?

　 ---It is ______207 on the Fifth Avenue. Walk down this street and you ______.

A.    on; can’t miss it B. at; can’t avoid it C. on; can’t escape D. at; can’t miss it

----- How much does this dress _______?　　　　----- Fifty dollars.

　 A. spend 　 B. take

　 C. cost 　 D. pay

I'm sure this film will be very wonderful and well ________.

A．taken　　　　B．received　　　C．a(chǎn)ccepted　　　D．got

He has even ______(禁止) me from meeting my friends online at the Internet café.　

You are to be blamed.

It was foolish ____ you to give up what you rightly owned.

　 A. for 　 B. of

　 C. about 　 D. from