4.
(2021高二下·阳城期中)
________ the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were success and were seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
18.
(2020高一上·上海期中)
Under-achieving children have set up emotional barriers to education and, ______ demands by adults, these barriers become even harder to overcome.
A . in response toB . in relation toC . in contrast toD . in addition to