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Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Nowadays more and more people have come to realize the fact that we shouldn’t develop economy ________ the environment.
A．at the expense of B．in the face of
C．in spite of D．on account of
答案 A [句意：现在越来越多的人意识到我们不应该以牺牲环境作为代价来发展经济这一事实。at the expense of“在牺牲(或损害)……的情况下”，符合句意。in the face of“面临”； in spite of“尽管”；on account of“由于，因为”。]
2．It is not what you are thinking about but how you can put it into ________ that counts.
A．practice B．attempt C．permission D．account
