26._____ his nose,he is quite good-looking.

26._____ his nose,he is quite good-looking.
A.Except for B.Besides C.Except D.In addition to
27.Our flight was ____ by fog,so we were late for the medical conference.
A.hindered B.held up C.obstructed D.stopped
28.Such a skilled tennis player knows how to _____ his opponent’s chief weakness so as to get the final victory.
A.defeat B.benefit from C.take advantage of D.beat
29.The manager explained that they didn’t ___ people to bring their pets into the restaurant.
A.allow B.permit C.let D.make
30.As the newspaper reported,many people were still buried _____ after the earthquake.
A.live B.lively C.alive D.living
31.Mrs.Clegg was severely beaten and ____ all her possessions on her way to the company this morning.
A.stolen B.robbed…of C.hijacked D.grasped
32.It’s always difficult being in a foreign country,____ if you don’t speak the language.
A.especially B.specially C.in addition D.particularly
33.Salina came home so thin and weak that her own children hardly ____ her.
A.remembered B.recognized C.reminded D.identified
34.Encountering a car accident this morning,I got out of the car to ____ if for cracks.
A.look over B.observe C.inspect D.investigate
35.In the recent years the factory has ____ a lot of money improving its working conditions.
A.paid B.cost C.spent D.used
36.The boy smiled as if he _____ what his mother said.
A.understands B.understood C.understanding D.have understood
37.With his son ____,the old man felt unhappy.
A.to disappoint B.to be disappointed C.disappointing D.being disappointed
38.There is no doubt ____ her honesty.
A.as to B.to as C.so as to D.so as
39.Tens of thousands of Jews were killed by ____ gases in World War II.
A.dead B.dying C.die D.deadly
40.Finally the train ____ the station; four hours late.
A.pulled into B.pulled at C.pulled off D.dragged