1) sum

A. Apple has spent huge ______ in its drive to penetrate new markets.

B. The city’s problem can be __________ up in three words: too many people.

C. I wrote a letter ______________ the main points we haddiscussed.

2) boast

A. Hank was ____________ that he could drink a case of beer by himself.

B. Each luxury home ____________ an indoor pool and three-car garage.

C. After they had drunk a lot of wine, they started to become loud and __________.

3) worth

A. The new computer system has already proved its _____________.

B. We had only three days’ ___________ of food left.

C. Leeds United were_____________ winners of the competition.

4) tricky

A. It would be very __________to try to stabilize the region without the support of other countries.

B. Pretending he doesn’t remember is an old ____________ of his.

C. A ________ look crossed his face when Patsy mentioned the money.

D. It was a piece of political __________ that enraged the opposition.

5) adore

A. He__________ his wife and children.

B. They knelt in ____________ of their gods.

C. Have you seen their new baby—she’s simply _____________.

D. The elderly actress can still pull in __________ audiences.

6) reproach

A. You’ve got nothing to ____________ yourself for—it was his own decision .

B. She gave her daughter a ____________ glance.

C. He listened to his wife’s bitter ______________.

7) blink

A. Lucy __________at him in astonishment .

B. Lynn laughed, _________back unexpected tears.

C. He kept giving back __________to try to wash the dust from his eyes.

8) reflection

A. I could see my ____________in his glasses.

B. I was dazzled by the sunlight ____________off the wet road.

C. A moment’s ___________ will show the stupidity of this argument.

D. TV shows sometimes____________ society’s more liberal views on sex.

1. There is little point putting a(n) _____________door in a frame that will rot in 10 years.

2. A woman ________ him for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.

3. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as _____________,courage, discipline and love of one’s country.

4. Democracy, no matter _________, is still the best method of government.

5. Max walked past her, without acknowledging her presence by the slightest __________in his expression.

6. Whether she is victim or ________remains unknown.

7. A(n) _____________amount of research was done here by our science department.

8. She may be stupid, but she’s not a(n)______.

9. We are a multi-national corporation with 140,000 ___________worldwide.

10. As the story _______, we learn more about Max’s childhood.

11. The new theory is a(n) __________ of Corbin’s theory of personality development.

12. Andrew Carnegie was a true_____________, giving away millions to charity.

13. The _________ was sent to prison for 10 years.

14. Lisa is deaf in one ear and _________ blind.

15. His modesty is ____________.

1. black and white in black and white

A. Part of the problem is that we only see the issues as __________________.

B. Once it’s down ________________, you can’t forget it.

C. I still get a thrill seeing re-runs of old _______________ movies on Saturday afternoon television.

2. on the scene behind the scenes set the scene

A. The accident victim died before the ambulance arrived ______________.

B. Foster ______________ before the performance so that the audience knows what to expect.

C. Women make their contribution in the world either in high-profile or _______________.

3. make a difference make all the difference

make any difference make no difference

A. He told me he should have been more careful, but that it would ___________________.

B. The lighting will __________________ to how well people can see the picture.

C. Will exercise ____________________ to my chances of getting fat?

D. A few kind words at the right time _______________________________.

4. work on work out work against

A. If you ___________ it steadily you should win through in the end.

B. Criticising the security procedures usually ___________ making them effective.

C. Why don’t you leave him here till you see how things ___________?

5. spread out spread through spread to

A. Buddhism _________ China from India.

B. Felix watched his men ____________ to cover the whole area.

C. A mass movement against forced labor ______________ the state.

Risk compensation is the idea that individuals tend to adjust their behavior in response to what they perceive as changes in the level of risk.imagine,what would happen if safety regulations_________require all cars to be made of cardboard,fitted with___________brakes and with a sharp spike in the center of the steering column,if all roads were____________a substance having the same friction coefficient as ice,and if all drivers were___________to change every other month or,better yet,if there were no rules about which side of the road to drive on .the__________suggests that there would be no increase,and possibly a decrease.in road accident fatalities,but there would be a__________in the efficiency of the roads transport system.it seems that the_________safety benefit of most improvements to roads or vehicles is_________as a performance benefit.as a result of safety improvements it is now__________to travel farther and faster with approximately____________risk of being killed.

1. Thousands of spectators _____________ into the stadium to see the game.

2. Tell the students to blow up the _____________ and then tape the straw to it.

3. Most river tourists travel in big noisy motor rigs, which ____________ through all but the biggest rapids without difficulty.

4. Jill ____________ her clothes into the bag.

5. He lost control of his car at the first bend and ___________ .

6. We _______________ in as much sightseeing as possible during our stay in New York.

7. The company’s debt has _____________ in the past year.

8. You can __________ at our place if you can’t get a ride home.

9. We’ll have to get out of this situation before the ___________ goes up.

10. As house sales have ______________ , so has spending in department-store on items like furniture, carpets and electrical appliances.

11. It is believed that the proceeds from the sale will go into a _________ fund for the children.

12. The hardest thing is finding a car dealer you can _______ !

13. I was fortunate enough to have very ___________ parents.

14. The post-war ___________ sent the unemployment figures soaring to twice the expected level.

15. That decision did not win her much support from _____________ and moderates.

16. When he is 25, the trustees will give him full control of his _________ fund.

Northern Canada, including the Northwest Territories, is an 1)____________ place to live. Housing is at least 60% more expensive in the north 2) ______ it is in southern Canada. Food prices are also 3)_______, by at least 20%. Since building materials and foodstuffs are 4)_________ from the south, the higher prices are primarily 5) _______ transportation costs. 6) ______________ far away from Yellowknife have higher costs, and communities served only by aircraft have the highest food and housing costs. For example, foodstuffs shipped by air to 7) __________ communities such as Sachs Harbor on Banks Island are 80% more expensive than they are in Yellowknife. To offset these high food and housing costs, 8) ________ are higher than those in southern Canada. In addition, most people live in public or staff housing, where rents are 9)_____________ . Government employees living in remote communities receive an isolated post 10)___________ payment to help offset the higher cost of living.

1. To solve a problem you have to understand its __________ causes.

2. Once we’ve had the disease, we’re usually _________ for life.

7. Economic concerns are ________ in many voters’ minds.

8. I went to a(n) __________ lecture this morning.

9. The report ____________ the difficult issues at the heart of scientific policy.

10. He is a man of ambition and ____________ .

The moral imperative begins by considering the value of education which is much__________than earing potential or buliding human capital.education is what it takes to lead fuller lives and to__________to our nation and the world.

Higher education in particular affords students the opportunities to__________history,debate important issues,and discover their passions and____________.

Our founders understood___________how important education is to the idea of America as a just,equitable,

And_________society,a nation of educated individuals is more________to strengthen the institutions:in

Government ,in business and in the schools they rely upon.

Consider graduation rates.fifteen percent of our high schools__________half of our dropouts and these schools are disproportionately in low-income ares with mostly minority students.__________,one of every two African American and Hispanic students drops out of high school.

If we are a nation__________to equality,we cannot be satisfied with the status quo.helping more students make it to college and succeed there is a morally urgent challenge.

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