1. _____ their youth and upspringing, they were not upset by the accident.

　　A. Respecting B. Thanks to

　　C. With respect to D. As regards

　　2. At first my friend refused to fall in with scheme we had suggested, but eventually I managed to _____.

　　A. play him around B. show him around

　　C. come him around D. talk him around

　　3. As the tide _____ from the shore, we were able to look for shells.

　　A. preceded B. proceeded

　　C. acceded D. receded

　　4. _____ to the mountain towns is often difficult because of bad roads.

　　A. Aversion B. Adherence

　　C. Incentive D. Access

　　5. Even 20 years later, he still _____ the memory of his happy and care-free childhood spent in that small wooden house of his grand parents.

　　A. reminded B. cherished

　　C. memorized D. fancied