从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. National holiday is _____ time for leisure. But making good use of _____ time is not easy for most Chinese.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; / D. the; a
2. I try to make him understand that I’m not interested in him, but he never gets the ____.
A. information B. news C. message D. word
3. _____ what I had originally thought, the trip turned out to be fun.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. Contrary to D. Because of
