1. ______ in the way of pronunciation and expression of standard English shows the background of the speaker.
A. Nothing B. Nobody C. Neither D. No one
2. — Did Fed tell you anything about me in the call?
— Nothing, but only that he’d expect ______ from you.
A. to hear B. to hearing C. to have heard D. hearing
3. Jack won the final competition to do weightlifting ______ all his exertions.
A. in spite of B. by means of C. regardless of D. in terms of
