I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. _____ the hard evidence against him, the jury had no option but to find him guilty.
A. Given that      B. In view of     C. In regard to     D. With a view to
2. Those ballpoint pens are made in a large _____ of colors and styles.
A. series     B. range     C. collection     D. network
3. He promised me an Oxford dictionary, but to my great disappointment, he _____ his words.
A. stood by     B. stuck at     C. went back on     D. held onto
4. Like many other countries in the world, Vietnam is "on the _____".
A. progress    B. start     C. begin    D. move
5. It is important that she fully _____ what she is suposed to do.
A. understand     B. understands    C. understood    D. has understood
6. Robert assured me that he was going to come, but there has been no _____ of him yet.
A. picture     B. sight     C. image   D. sign