【问】 (1)_______，he remains humble in spirit.

A. For all his great contributions B. Though his contributions

C.He made great contributions D.However his great contributions(大学生

竞赛题)

(2)____his inexperience，the new teacher has already won respect for his energy andintegrity.

A. Because of B. Despite of C. Owing to D For all

我对于for all的用法不甚了然。请分析。

【答】 在for all结构中，for为介词，all作后面的名词短语的修饰语，for all表示让步，可以译为“尽管”、“虽然”，相当于表示让步的with all：

1.

尽管他受过夸张招摇的训练，但是他在第一回合就被击倒了。

2. For all his efforts，he didn’t succeed. (LDCE)

尽管他作了一切努力，但是仍未成功。

3. For all her money，Mrs Hooper isn’t happy.

胡佛夫人尽管很有钱，但是不幸福。

请做下面的英语试题：

____all our kindness to help her，Sarah refused to listen to us.

A. At B. For

C. In D. On(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，92A)