Reductions in overseas government expe...

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A full （）of all the reasons for and against closing the railway has begun.

A．explosion
B．exploration
C．exploitation
D．explanation

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In fear for their lives and in （）of their freedom, thousands of enslaved women and children fled to the Northern States on the eve of the American Civil War.

A．way
B．view
C．vision
D．pursuit

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Ben's wife lost the case, which （）her enormously.

A．compressed
B．depressed
C．impressed
D．suppressed

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When cooperating with the American specialists in the States, I （）myself of the opportunity to improve my English.

A．availed
B．allowed
C．deprived
D．indulged

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The bad and damp weather in the hot area would enable the plants to get （）quickly.

A．decomposed
B．denounced
C．detached
D．deduced

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Tom and Alice （）having a new car to replace their old one for years.

A．has been dreaming of
B．have been dreaming of
C．has dreamed
D．will have dreamed

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As the core of the management board, he can always come up with （）ideas to promote the corporation's marketing strategies.

A．integral
B．instinctive
C．intangible
D．ingenious

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The （）of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country.

A．clash
B．clarify
C．clarity
D．clatter

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New data has （）that the damage to the ozone layer is not confined to the southern hemisphere.

A．ratified
B．confirmed
C．assured
D．approved

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Mosquitos are only means of （）of malari

A. transference
B. transformation
C. transition
D. transmission

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In my first year at the university, I learnt the （）of journalism.

A．basics
B．basic
C．elementary
D．elements

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He was trained as a doctor but （）to diplomacy.

A．converted
B．reverted
C．diverted
D．averted

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This will make schools more directly and effectively （）to parents, and more responsive to their criticisms and wishes.

A．accountable
B．submitted
C．subjected
D．available

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With 1 million copies sold out within just 2 weeks, that book is indeed a （）success.

A．provisional
B．sensational
C．sentimental
D．potential

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（）the gift in beautiful green paper, Sarah departed for the party.

A．Having wrapped
B．To wrap
C．Wrap
D．Wrapping

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Job fairs are usually very lively and informal, and you can roam （）, surveying what is on offer and gathering literature on jobs you might not have considered in the everyday run of things.

A．at peace
B．at leisure
C．at rest
D．at speed

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I have omitted many things which （）a place in the book.

A．reserved
B．deserved
C．preserved
D．observed

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Helen was so persistent that her husband （）at last.

A．conceded
B．converged
C．conceived
D．conferred

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We all buy things on the （）of the moment; this is what the retail trade calls an "impulse buy. "

A．urge
B．force
C．spur
D．rush

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What （）about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed all attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that tragedy.

A．worked me out
B．knocked me out
C．brought me up
D．put me forward

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The government decided to take a （）action to strengthen the market management.

A．diverse
B．durable
C．epidemic
D．drastic

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This sort of rude behavior in public hardly （）a person in your position.

A．becomes
B．fits
C．supports
D．improves

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We should （）with the doctor's request.

A．consult
B．conceal
C．consent
D．comply

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The local residents were unhappy about the curfew in this region and decided to （）it.

A．disgrace
B．disguise
C．defy
D．distress

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We cannot be （）with him due to his misbehavior at the meeting yesterday.

A．pecked
B．reconciled
C．perturbed
D．presumed

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Our new firm （）for a credible, aggressive individual with great skills to fill this position.

A．have looked
B．are looking
C．is looking
D．look

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He （）us as consistently fair and accurate about the issues we are concerned about.

A．confuses
B．regards
C．strikes
D．knocks

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These melodious folk songs are generally （）to Smith, a very important musician of the century.

A．devoted
B．contributed
C．composed
D．ascribed

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What is it that the author wants to （）to his leaders through the story.

A．convey
B．convince
C．convert
D．conform

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Reductions in overseas government expenditure took place, but （）and more gradually than now seems desirable.

A．reluctantly
B．unwittingly
C．impulsively
D．anxiously

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The United Nation Law of the Sea Conference would soon produce an ocean-mining treaty following its （）declaration in 1970 that oceans were the heritage of mankind.

A．unanimous
B．abstract
C．autonomous
D．almighty

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Nothing has ever equaled the （）and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world.

A．concern
B．magnitude
C．volume
D．carelessness

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His presidential address in New York （）on the importance of communication between science and industry.

A．bore
B．spoke
C．dwelt
D．threw

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The instructions on how to use the new machine （）that nobody seemed to be able to understand.

A．were very simplistic
B．was very confused
C．were so confusing
D．was so simplistic

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John played basketball in college and （）active ever since.

A．have extremely been
B．has been extremely
C．will be extremely
D．should extremely be

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The profit motive is inherently （）with principles of fairness and equity.

A．in line
B．in trade
C．at times
D．at odds

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Whatever the questions he really wanted to ask at the reprocessing plant, though, he would never allow his personal feelings to （）with an assignment.

A．interrupt
B．bother
C．interfere
D．intervene

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If I could envisage a reasonably quick and comprehensive solution to the crisis in Iraq, I would not have entitled my speech "The （）Problem".

A．Instant
B．Inverse
C．Insoluble
D．Intact

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The 12-year-old civil war had （）1.5 million lives.

A．declared
B．proclaimed
C．claimed
D．asserted

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The advertisement for Super Suds detergent （）that the sale has increased by 25 % in the first quarter of the year.

A．have been so successful
B．had been so successful
C．has been so successful
D．will be so successful

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I like cats but unfortunately I am （）to them.

A．vulnerable
B．allergic
C．inclined
D．hostile

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Some of the words employed by Shakespeare in his works have become （）and are no longer used in the present days.

A．obsolete
B．obscene
C．obvious
D．oblique

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If you want to do well on the exam, you （）on the directions that the professor gives and take ex-act notes.

A．will have concentrated
B．have to concentrate
C．will be concentrated
D．will be concentrating

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Bad traveling conditions had seriously （）their progress to their destination in that region.

A．tugged
B．demolished
C．hampered
D．destroyed

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They speak of election campaign polls as a musician might of an orchestra （）, or a painter of defective paint.

A．in pace
B．out of focus
C．in step
D．out of tune

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（）my wife's consistent encouragement I wouldn't have accomplished my graduate study.

A．But for
B．But with
C．Except for
D．Except that

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The government can't expect the taxpayer to （）this company, out indefinitely.

A．support
B．bail
C．redeem
D．remove

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Pam loves children but she doesn't like them when they're noisy. It gets on her （）

A．nerves
B．feelings
C．energies
D．pains

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Many of the fads of the 1970s （）as today's latest fashions.

A．are being revived
B．is revised
C．are revoked
D．is being reviled

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Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, （）their cleanness, toughness and low cost.

A．by virtue of
B．in addition to
C．for the sake of
D．as opposed to

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The problem is that most local authorities lack the （）to deal sensibly in this market.

A．anticipation
B．perception
C．prospect
D．expertise

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The depth of benefits of reading varies in （）the depth of one's own experience.

A．tempo with
B．time with
C．pace of
D．proportion to

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Apparently there were （）between police reports taken from the same witnesses at different times.

A．distortions
B．discrepancies
C．disorders
D．distractions

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They admitted that they shared the same （）on the matter.

A．potentiality
B．sentiment
C．postscript
D．subscription

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This special committee was established for well-integrated members of the society and not for （）individuals.

A．marginal
B．minor
C．eccentric
D．distinctive

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Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are （）available these days.

A．promptly
B．instantly
C．readily
D．quickly

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She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn't my （）to hurt her.

A．intent
B．scheme
C．intention
D．meaning

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Since his injury was serious, the doctor suggested that he （）in the game.

A．did not play
B．must not play
C．not play
D．not to play

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At first the university refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was （）revised

A．consecutively
B．consequently
C．successively
D．subsequently

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The secretary didn't know who he was, or she （）him more politely.

A．will be treating
B．would have treated
C．was treating
D．would have been treated

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He was easily hurt because his feelings were very （）

A．sensible
B．sensational
C．sensitive
D．senseless

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The old musician decided to move to her country home （）her advanced age and poor health.

A．with regard to
B．by virtue of
C．on account of
D．on the verge of

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It would seem that Miller cannot have been on friendly terms with the gardeners there, or he would have made a （）of visiting them.

A．move
B．use
C．point
D．remedy

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They seized Belgrade, though only after having encountered a stubborn （）

A．persistence
B．resistance
C．insistence
D．assistance

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Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what （）much is what they do with it.

A．counts for
B．asks for
C．consists of
D．approves of

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Although students may be in a （）position, teachers shall treat them as equals.

A．subsidiary
B．submarine
C．subordinate
D．subsequent

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Successful students sometimes become so （）with grades that they never enjoy their school years.

A．passionate
B．involved
C．immersed
D．obsessed

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Britain hopes of a gold medal in the Olympic Games suffered （）yesterday, when Hunter failed to qualify during preliminary session.

A．a severe set-back
B．sharp set-back
C．a severe blown-up
D．sharp blown-up

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Oil is derived from the （）of microscopic sea creatures, and is even older, according to most geologists.

A．layouts
B．reminders
C．remains
D．leftovers

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They teach the vocabulary of the English used in computer science, which is also listed （）in the glossary.

A．in sum
B．in total
C．in general
D．in full

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Make up your mind that whatever the short-term temptations may be, you will never （）from the highest standards of honor.

A．deviate
B．escape
C．derive
D．refrain

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Our car trunk （）with suitcases and we could hardly make room for anything.

A．went cramming
B．was crammed
C．is cramming
D．was been crammed

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According to the latest report, consumer confidence （）a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in ten years.

A．soared
B．mutated
C．plummeted
D．fluctuated

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Lessons written in blood （）the colonial people to uprising.

A．propelled
B．prompted
C．promoted
D．proceeded

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When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be （）.

A．commenced
B．compressed
C．compromised
D．compensated

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He （）himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.

A．repealed
B．resented
C．replayed
D．reproached

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He couldn't （）his curiosity to see what was in the box.

A．retain
B．restrain
C．restrict
D．represent

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In the past, competition for jobs caused different （）groups to be hostile toward each other.

A．sexist
B．ethnic
C．gracious
D．classic

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I （）to one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine.

A．describe
B．prescribe
C．subscribe
D．transcribe

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All of the international delegates attending the conference （）to bring a souvenir from their own countries.

A．has asked
B．is asking
C．were asked
D．was asking

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（） any one should think it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.

A．In order that
B．Lest
C．If
D．Providing

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It had been a terrible afternoon for Jane, （）at about six o' clock in her father's sudden collapse into unconsciousness.

A．converging
B．culminating
C．finalizing
D．releasing

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I must leave now. （）, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

A．Accidentally
B．Incidentally
C．Eventually
D．Naturally

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We made plans for a visit, but （）difficulties with car prevented it.

A．subordinate
B．succeed
C．successive
D．subsequent

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According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the （）of 59 percent.

A．ratio
B．percentage
C．proportion
D．rate

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His （）with computers began six months ago.

A．imagination
B．innovation
C．observation
D．obsession

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The tribe has agreed to contribute 2 percent of net （）to charitable activities in the county.

A．expenses
B．revenues
C．budgets
D．payments

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One of the main ways to stay out of trouble with government agents is to keep a low （）, i. e. stay away from those situations wherein you call attention to yourself.

A．manner
B．position
C．profile
D．station

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Awards provide a (n) （）for young people to improve their skills.

A．incentive
B．initiative
C．fugitive
D．captive

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The closest （）to English and Welsh grammar schools are called grammar secondary schools; they can, however, accept some fee-paying pupils.

A．equality
B．equation
C．equivalent
D．equity

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He often （）in his speech.

A．rumbles
B．stumbles
C．tumbles
D．jumbles

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Some of the patients, especially the dying, wanted to （）in the man and woman who had eased their suffering.

A．confide
B．ponder
C．dwell
D．reflect

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The captain of the ship （）the passengers that there was no danger.

A．insured
B．assured
C．ensured
D．secured

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After a long delay, she （）replying to my e-mail.

A．got away with
B．got back at
C．got back
D．got round to

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Trade relationships between the two countries will improve if their （）leaders could agree on the proposed quotas.

A．respectable
B．respective
C．respectful
D．respecting

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The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was （）called "hot" and later "swing" .

A．shortly
B．initially
C．actually
D．literally

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This brings a feeling of emptiness that can never be filled and leaves us with a （）for more.

A．scarcity
B．command
C．hunger
D．request

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The police have of offered a large （）for information leading to the robber's arrest.

A．award
B．compensation
C．prize
D．reward

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（）the increase in the number of computers in our offices, the amount of paper hat we need has risen as well.

A．Along with
B．Altogether
C．Although
D．All along

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They need to move to new and large apartments. Do you know of any （）ones in this area

A．evacuated
B．empty
C．vacant
D．vacate

Reductions in overseas government expenditure took place, but （）and more gradually than now seems desirable.

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A full （）of all the reasons for and against closing the railway has begun.

In fear for their lives and in （）of their freedom, thousands of enslaved women and children fled to the Northern States on the eve of the American Civil War.

Ben's wife lost the case, which （）her enormously.

When cooperating with the American specialists in the States, I （）myself of the opportunity to improve my English.

The bad and damp weather in the hot area would enable the plants to get （）quickly.

Tom and Alice （）having a new car to replace their old one for years.

As the core of the management board, he can always come up with （）ideas to promote the corporation's marketing strategies.

The （）of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country.

New data has （）that the damage to the ozone layer is not confined to the southern hemisphere.

Mosquitos are only means of （）of malari

In my first year at the university, I learnt the （）of journalism.

He was trained as a doctor but （）to diplomacy.

This will make schools more directly and effectively （）to parents, and more responsive to their criticisms and wishes.

With 1 million copies sold out within just 2 weeks, that book is indeed a （）success.

（）the gift in beautiful green paper, Sarah departed for the party.

Job fairs are usually very lively and informal, and you can roam （）, surveying what is on offer and gathering literature on jobs you might not have considered in the everyday run of things.

I have omitted many things which （）a place in the book.

Helen was so persistent that her husband （）at last.

We all buy things on the （）of the moment; this is what the retail trade calls an "impulse buy. "

What （）about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed all attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that tragedy.

The government decided to take a （）action to strengthen the market management.

This sort of rude behavior in public hardly （）a person in your position.

We should （）with the doctor's request.

The local residents were unhappy about the curfew in this region and decided to （）it.

We cannot be （）with him due to his misbehavior at the meeting yesterday.

Our new firm （）for a credible, aggressive individual with great skills to fill this position.

He （）us as consistently fair and accurate about the issues we are concerned about.

These melodious folk songs are generally （）to Smith, a very important musician of the century.

What is it that the author wants to （）to his leaders through the story.

Reductions in overseas government expenditure took place, but （）and more gradually than now seems desirable.

The United Nation Law of the Sea Conference would soon produce an ocean-mining treaty following its （）declaration in 1970 that oceans were the heritage of mankind.

Nothing has ever equaled the （）and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world.

His presidential address in New York （）on the importance of communication between science and industry.

The instructions on how to use the new machine （）that nobody seemed to be able to understand.

John played basketball in college and （）active ever since.

The profit motive is inherently （）with principles of fairness and equity.

Whatever the questions he really wanted to ask at the reprocessing plant, though, he would never allow his personal feelings to （）with an assignment.

If I could envisage a reasonably quick and comprehensive solution to the crisis in Iraq, I would not have entitled my speech "The （）Problem".

The 12-year-old civil war had （）1.5 million lives.

The advertisement for Super Suds detergent （）that the sale has increased by 25 % in the first quarter of the year.

I like cats but unfortunately I am （）to them.

Some of the words employed by Shakespeare in his works have become （）and are no longer used in the present days.

If you want to do well on the exam, you （）on the directions that the professor gives and take ex-act notes.

Bad traveling conditions had seriously （）their progress to their destination in that region.

They speak of election campaign polls as a musician might of an orchestra （）, or a painter of defective paint.

（）my wife's consistent encouragement I wouldn't have accomplished my graduate study.

The government can't expect the taxpayer to （）this company, out indefinitely.

Pam loves children but she doesn't like them when they're noisy. It gets on her （）

Many of the fads of the 1970s （）as today's latest fashions.

Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, （）their cleanness, toughness and low cost.

The problem is that most local authorities lack the （）to deal sensibly in this market.

The depth of benefits of reading varies in （）the depth of one's own experience.

Apparently there were （）between police reports taken from the same witnesses at different times.

They admitted that they shared the same （）on the matter.

This special committee was established for well-integrated members of the society and not for （）individuals.

Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are （）available these days.

She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn't my （）to hurt her.

Since his injury was serious, the doctor suggested that he （）in the game.

At first the university refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was （）revised

The secretary didn't know who he was, or she （）him more politely.

He was easily hurt because his feelings were very （）

The old musician decided to move to her country home （）her advanced age and poor health.

It would seem that Miller cannot have been on friendly terms with the gardeners there, or he would have made a （）of visiting them.

They seized Belgrade, though only after having encountered a stubborn （）

Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what （）much is what they do with it.

Although students may be in a （）position, teachers shall treat them as equals.

Successful students sometimes become so （）with grades that they never enjoy their school years.

Britain hopes of a gold medal in the Olympic Games suffered （）yesterday, when Hunter failed to qualify during preliminary session.

Oil is derived from the （）of microscopic sea creatures, and is even older, according to most geologists.

They teach the vocabulary of the English used in computer science, which is also listed （）in the glossary.

Make up your mind that whatever the short-term temptations may be, you will never （）from the highest standards of honor.

Our car trunk （）with suitcases and we could hardly make room for anything.

According to the latest report, consumer confidence （）a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in ten years.

Lessons written in blood （）the colonial people to uprising.

When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be （）.

He （）himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.

He couldn't （）his curiosity to see what was in the box.

In the past, competition for jobs caused different （）groups to be hostile toward each other.