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1．My grandmother was busy from dawn ______ dust but she was always well organized．

2．Building a new school is one thing, while keeping it running smoothly is quite ______．

3．------ The research on the new swine flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding． Who do you think can do the job?  

------ ____ my students have a try?

4．When he bought the products in large quantities, he was angry to find they were _____ the samples given to him．

5．______ next time! In the meantime, e-mail your particular application questions to our college e-mail address．

6．____I sympathize with those who have gone bankrupt, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties, especially when the U．S．economy has moved into a recession．

7．CHINA held a kickoff ceremony yesterday for its long-awaited NASDAQ-style growth board ______ to feed innovative but capital-starved companies, with the first 28 firms set to start trading．

8．Most of the people working in the US government departments are civil servants ____ jobs do not depend on political influence．

9．Criminal law deals with offences that involve harm to a person ___ somebody breaking the law．

10．With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _________ each year．

11．______, we still can’t decide whether to buy it now．

12．A theme park featuring Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales will be built and open to public in Shanghai during the World Expo, which is ________ on May 1 next year in the city．

13．Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even ________．

14. ________ by the array of goods that were on sale, my friend Felicia ended up spending her whole month’s allowance.

15 .The new buyer identified a dozen new sources for the material, ___________ proved to be reliable.

16. Their loan application __________________, they weren’t able to buy the house.

17. The chairman interviewed everyone involved in the accident to ascertain the truth behind __________actually happened.

18. The fashion designer makes frequent trips to Paris, as it is street ahead_________fashion is concerned.

19. __________lie detector tests are not allowed as evidence in the courts, it is nevertheless a useful investigative tool.

20. I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, _________these donation draw tickets from you.

21. Speaking of pay, most companies work ______ an annual review basis, so suddenly asking for more money doesn't work for their budgets.

22. It turns out that the types of germs that you apply all over your phone or tablet are different from ______of your friends and family.

23. The Confederate troops were led by perhaps ______（honored） military tactician（战略家） in American history.

24. Yet Lee，______ his disadvantages of both numbers and position，did not retreat. Instead, he moved his troops into position to attack．

25. ______ all odds，Lee won the Battle of Chancellorsville，and Hooker's forces withdrew in defeat．

26. Artificial skin is a substitute ______ human skin produced in the laboratory, typically used to treat burns.

27. Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created. A super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. Nothing but his heart ______ exceed the scale of his imagination.

28. Over time scientists have discovered specific drugs to target particular proteins ______ different parts of the brain.

29. But over the past 100 years, tigers have lost 93% of their historic range. ______ ______ spanning all the way across Asia, the tiger population is now isolated in small pockets in southern and southeastern Asia.

30. Many will argue that older workers have done better ______the expense of the young. That view is wrongheaded.

31. The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet from the boat, took a look up at the people aboard, and then disappeared ______ the surface.

32. At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and let nature take its course with the penguin. But it soon became clear the bird’s condition was growing ______(bad), as he swallowed sand and, likely mistaking it for snow.

33. Stan also started the “Marvel method” of plotting and art, creating some of ______ (fantastic) stories in the industry to this day. An entire generation of young readers expanded and strengthened their vocabulary and knowledge ______ Stan’s stories.

34. The drought conditions that frequently occur there make______ difficult to produce energy. But the geothermal power plants going online in 2019 will allow them to produce clean energy ______ very little water.

35. This is like focusing all your energy on making more money, ______giving any thought to what you will do with the money. The key to happiness is to not only look for new opportunities but also to make the most ______the ones you’ve been given. 

36. The contributions genes make ______ intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the idea most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy（遗产）we are born ______ and may have implications ______education.

37. Caffeine is widely considered a drug that is socially acceptable, universally used, even cool, but ______still causes withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, fatigue and a lack of attention when removed______ coffee-addicts’ diets.

38. What would be agreeable is that a tea plant that provides all the taste and goodness but with _____ or none of the caffeine has been found. Liang Chen and Ji-Qiang Jin of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have discovered just such a plant growing wild in _____ remote area in Fujian province, southern China.