9. Rising sales can give a good __ how this product is received in the market.
10. The Chinese government has __ been combating drug trafficking. 11. After several hours of discussions, they managed to reach a __ the two countries.
12. __ the police thought she might be guilty, but later she was proved not guilty.
13. The man and his friend were ___ one another at that critical moment.
Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
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At first, my dad was not in favor of me marrying Will because Will is black. I guess my dad was a bit of a racist. Unfortunately, no arguments could counter dad's beliefs. Despite his __, though, Will and I decided to go through with our wedding. On a marvelous June day we were married in the park. The wedding went off without any __ words or embarrassing
exchanges. It was actually quite beautiful. There was just one problem. Many of our friends and relatives didn't __ our wedding. I had to __ that my dad was not the only prejudiced person we knew. Other than my father, no one had come out to speak against my relationship with Will. It did not seem __ for them to show their resistance to our marriage in this way. My dad had strong __ about my marriage to Will, but at least he was there. Will and I decided to __ this burden by showing everyone how wrong they were. We wanted not only to love one another, but also to __ racial hatred by loving one another. We probably weren't being all that ___, but we did succeed with one person. My dad and Will have developed an __ friendship. My dad says he has forgotten why he ever had any doubts about our marriage. overcome realistic deny efficient defy amazing conclude hostile accomplish protests
attend distrust related reservations appropriate
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.
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I didn't marry for all the \reasons\Love had (1) thing to do with marriage. And, for my husband's part, well, I (2) love was on his mind either. He married me because I made him feel young. He was such an ordinary man going (3) his very ordinary mid-life crisis. He was divorced, looking for younger women and a career change. That didn't (4) me, though. He was still fairly charming, pretty handsome and (5) rich. I married for money, and I don't have any (6) about it. My friends don't (7) my decision, but I can also tell that they wish, at least a little bit, for some of the same things that I now enjoy. They always prefer to (8) a lot of time by my swimming pool than at their common little homes. And
another thing, they are always (9) about their \\always watching how much I spend.\\become more like a business relationship (10) a marriage.\
My husband, however, doesn't (11) how much I spend and our marriage never became a business because it already was one. You could say, we have a (12) understanding. We are very (13) about the whole thing. It is painful for my friends when they realize that love is just a(n) (14). Marriage for love never existed for me. And, he'll never (15) me. He'd lose too much money.
1. A.nothing B.everything C.somethingone 2.A. believe B.compete C.suspect D.hesitate 3. A.around B.through C.in D.for 4. A.care B.bother C.mind D.burden
5. A.after all B.all in all C.above all D.over all 6. A.wonder B.doubtc C.onsideration D.expectation 7.A. regret B.resolve C.applaud D.reject 8. A.keep B.fill C.cost D.spend
9. A.caring B.envying C.complaining D.thinking 10. A.instead B.as C.then D.than 11. A.advise B.care C. charge D.warn
12. A.mutual B.singular C.subtle D.compatible 13. A.automatic B.authentic C.dramatic D.realistic 14. A.conclusion B.explosion C.illusion D.Impression 15. A.cancel B.overlook C.distress D.divorce
Translate the following sentences into English.
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1. 你再怎么有经验，也得学习新技术。(never too... to...)
2. 还存在一个问题，那就是派谁去带领那里的研究工作。(Use an appositional structure)
3. 由于文化的不同，他们的关系在开始确实遇到了一些困难。(meet with)
4. 虽然他历经沉浮，但我始终相信他总有一天会成功的。(ups and downs; all along)
5. 我对你的说法的真实性有些保留看法。(have reservations about)
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