The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, __________ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.

依次填入下列各句横线处的成语，最恰当的一组是（3分）（ ）①在那荒唐的十年中间，说谎的艺术发展到了 的程度，谎言变成了真理，说真话倒犯了大罪。②李阳冰在李白作品序言《草堂集序》中说：自三代以来，风骚之后，驰驱屈、宋，鞭挞扬、马， ，只有你一人而已。③深深埋在地下的油层是看不见摸不清的，邵元良决心 ，把油层在注水后的变化规律摸清，从中探求出一条增产原油的新路子。

_______ the bad weather, I was late for school this morning.

They had faced one difficulty after ___________ with bravery and determination.

_______ does your father go to Beijing —By plane.