663.______ the numbers in employment,the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.

A.In spite of

B.In case of

C.In terms of

D.In praise of

664.Barack Obama has taken personal blame ______ the security failures which led _____the attempt to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.

A.of;to

B.for;to

C.on;on

D.in;on

663.答案是C;

in spite of 虽然，尽管;in case of万一，如果；in terms of 就…而言，从…方面来说；in praise of赞扬。

664.答案是B;

第一空中take/bear the blame for sth.因某事承担责任；第二空lead to导致…结果。