1. 单项选择:
1) _____ more and more forests destroyed, some birds are _____ with the danger of dying out.
A. Within; facing B. By; facing C. As; faced D.With; faced
2) The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. _______ most people say it was the worst winter of their 1ives.
A. As far as B. In fact C. In a word D. As a result
3) The cause of the accident may have been the engine's ________to operate.
A. fault B. failure C. inconvenience D. disorder
