1£®She has a preference (prefer) for country life, saying it's relaxing to live in the countryside.

2£®By coincidence£¬my best friend and I ended up working at the same advertising firm.

3£®I like cats but unfortunately I am allergic to them.

4£®Figuring (figure)out the reason cost him quite a lot of time.

5£®There  will  be  an exhibition (exhibit)  of  the development of automobile industry in our city next week.

6£®The life of a politician isn't appealing (appeal) for me.

7£®You look much more beautiful in the flesh than in the picture.