word1. Most cities in the country have introduced Clean Air Zones (whereby) factories and households are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel. 2. He knows that the (pursuit) of social status can consume vast amounts of his time and effort. 3. The doctors are at a loss because so far no medicine has been found to (inhibit) the spread of the disease. 4. We see many special education directors trying to (maintain) the quality of their programs with much less money and much smaller staff. 5. People there are told it is their (patriotic) duty to support the national economy by buying their own products. 6. Darwins thinking both drew upon and (transcended) the conventional ideas of his time. 7. In spite of all your (endeavors) , there may be times when you encounter difficulties in the training process. 8. My advice to Mr. Stewart is to think carefully before entering into a career in medicine, as this is a field which requires a lot of (dedication) and long working hours. 9. Most Chinese parents would prefer to choose some professions that are stable and could bring (prestige) and economic benefits. 10. It is legally possible for an elderly person to (nominate) someone to act for them, should they bee incapable of looking after themselves. 1. When Francis got back after Easter, he was far behind his classmates and he was (removed from) the second into the third class at his own desire. 2. The president acknowledged that he had somehow (failed in) his ability to municate to the American people. 3. Unfortunately, as history has shown, some of the panies are guilty of misconduct (in the pursuit of) profit. 4. The ship (deviated from) the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over 4,000. 5. Because the transcript is still under seal, the law (1) (precludes) them (2) (from) reading and discussing the evidence in detail. 6. In carrying out the plan we are likely to e across difficulties, but we are determined to (triumph over) them all. 7. Without increasing investment in education, it will be increasingly difficult for low-ine people to (work their way into) the middle class. 8. All the passengers in the plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains a week ago were (written off) as dead. 1. Kids are more likely to (intervene) in a situation if they believe their parents expect them to help. 2. The first lesson I learned as a newer for the pany was never to (underestimate) the degree of difficulty I would face in career advancement. 3. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to (recede) . 4. Whatever the decision is, I would like you to know that your department is my first choice and I (deem) it a great honor if I could study in your department. 5. During one particularly (bleak) moment in my career, a senior colleague of mine said to me, If you follow your dreams, the money will e. Follow the money, and youll lose your dreams. 6. Unless we can find a way to (appraise) nature and then invest in protecting it, our basic life-support systems are going to collapse. 7. The blizzard (暴风雪) moved south, turning into an icy rain that (paralyzed) the airports for three days. 8. In this introduction we have diagnosed some of the causes of the illness and, in the following chapters, we will draw attention to its various unpleasant (symptoms) . 9. In those days, divorce under any circumstances was socially unacceptable and there was great (dismay) in the family who went through it. 10. Every time she talked about being rejected in her hunt for a job, she seemed on the (brink) of tears, and I would quickly switch the conversation to another topic. 1. When the bus (pulled to a stop) and I got off, I was relieved because I had finished school and I had the weekend ahead of me to enjoy myself. 2. When my car crashed into the big tree, I could feel the blood draining from my face and I wondered whether I was about to (black out) . 3. All kinds of questions concerning the soaring housing price begin to (pop up) on cable television and the blogosphere (博客圈). 4. The soldiers rapid march was (stopped short) by the generals mand; they were uncertain whether to go back or forward. 5. A car crashed into the side of a house after the driver lost control and (plowed through) a hedge (树篱). 6. Charles reappeared, after half an hours absence, and (threw himself into) an armchair, where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut. 7. You may be out of work but that is no reason to (let yourself go) by not washing, brushing your hair and wearing clean clothes. 8. As her door began to open, she (grabbed for) the telephone, and then dropped the receiver as Luke walked in. 1. As a number of authors point out, the urge to migrate is a