1) L21-1.Many young Americans believed at that time that the war had been fought __________some noble cause. a) a. for b) b. to c) c. owing to 2) 2.Can you tell me where I can change these pounds __________dollars? a) a. for b) b. to c) c. into 3) 3.With the arrival of children from the city, new ideas were brought __________the isolated village. a) a. to b) b. with c) c. within 4) 4.I simply can't understand what __________ him act so rashly. a) a. brought b) b. let c) c. made 5) 5. __________ his day? Mendoza was so popular that he was adored by rich and poor alike. a) a. In b) b. During c) c. At  6) 6.The two sisters are only __________ in appearance. In character, they are strikingly different. a) a. same b) b. alike c) c. similar 7) 7.He became so notorious that even his own parents turned __________him. a) a. for b) b. to c) c. against 8) 8.Today, thousands of people bet __________horse races. a) a. for b) b. to c) c. on 9) 9.It's five years __________he left his home town. a) a. since b) b. ago c) c. before 10) 10. __________the enormous sums of money he earned, he was still always in desperate need of money. a) a. Despite b) b. Though c) c. In spite 11) 11.He was so __________ that within a few years he spent all the money that his father had left him. a) a. thrifty b) b. extravagant c) c. wasted 12) 12.Boxing used to be a __________game which wasn't bound by any rules. a) a. fury b) b. impolite c) c. crude 13) 13.The boundary conflict between the two countries was eventually __________through diplomacy. a) a. calmed b) b. settled c) c. disappeared 14) 14.The movie star was __________ by countless girls and boys. a) a. laughed b) b. adored c) c. disregarded 15) 15. __________ that occasion I didn't know what I should say. a) a. At b) b. In c) c. On  16) 16.He suffered a lot when he was young, but he enjoyed a(n) __________position when he was old. a) a. steady b) b. eminent c) c. well-known 17) 17.The two brothers quarrelled __________over trivial matters. a) a. angry b) b. bitterly c) c. sharply 18) L21-18.It was not until his third match __________ he finally beat his teacher and became Champion of England. a) a. that b) b. when c) c. then

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