________our expectation, the experiment turned out to be a complete failure. A: Contrary to B: Contrary with C: Contrary against D: Contrary for

Do not look when your action would be contrary to rites; do not listen when your action would be contrary to rites; do not speak when your action would be contrary to rites; do not touch when your action would be contrary to rites.

Obviously, this foolish idea _____ common sense（常识）. A: comes contrary to B: runs contrast to C: comes contrast to D: runs contrary to

Doing part-time jobs can enrich your social experience but ________, it may also result in a waste of study time. A: contrary B: conversely C: conversably D: on contrary

Transitions like “similarly”, “likewise”, and “on the contrary”, are expressions indicating ____________.

Contrary to the predictions of some local economists, who always

15. vi_________v. break or be contrary to (a rule, principle, treaty)

The findings of this latest research are contrary to those of a lot of studies.

Contrary to her(expect)____, Mary found the show very attractive.

Things,_____is often the case, will turn out to be contrary to one’s wishes.