contrary（）

Contrary to expectations, the film was successful（）when it was released.

It’s true that the cultural gap should not be the obstacle to our proper communication with foreigners. On the contrary, it ought to be the motivation for us to explore further. __________

We asked Stephan Lewandowsky why some people tend to believe things despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. What was his response?

Which of the following is not an explanation for why we believe strange things in the absence of data or evidence to the contrary?下面哪一项不能解释为什么在没有数据甚至有相反证据的情况下，我们仍会相信奇怪的事？

Contrary to what some correspondents think, it doesn’t _________ the unemployment rate.

末段终点流量增大时，末段起、终点压力都要减小。相反，终点流量减小时，末段起、终点压力都要增大。When the terminal flow increases, the terminal pressure should be reduced. On the contrary, when the terminal flow decreases, the terminal pressure increases.

Contrary to what they believe, mothers have been told that newborns ________.

________ are contrary terms.

听力原文： The old house-allotting policy had at least two disadvantages. First, the government spent a lot of money building some houses, but these houses were allotted to people free of charge. Thus. the government would have no money to build more houses for people who badly needed them. Second, the persons who were in power could get more houses than those who were powerless. This was quite unfair. On the contrary, the new system of house allotment may bring about many new things. For example, the government will have more money which can be used in house construction. So, the housing industry can develop more quickly. Besides, because houses will be sold to people, the chances they get will be equal.

Contrary to their expectation, they could not but give up developing that new software for lack of money

I never really had any problems with change. On the contrary, I welcome change__（）

We will pack the goods_our usual practice if we do not hear from you to the contrary（）

请阅读短文，完成第小题。We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in

（）Previously, enzymes were prepared mainly from animal organs and plant seeds. However, these sources of enzyme have their limits both in quantity and quality. Microbes, on the contrary, can be cultur