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21. It is important to keep the factory working at _____ efficiency all the time. ;C }B -EJ Q=Liy@/+!
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22. We need to take steps to counter the _____ decline in our export market. ei{s* :SN )nrYxxN
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23. Her handwriting is so bad that it is barely _____. LS txM6 T[MDjhv '
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24. We’re going to _____ what we’ve learned so far by doing some revision exercises today. '$ p2(CXw |XV
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26. The school agreed to _____ their decision until they had spoken to William’s parents. K# %_ c: N :~4>p44[
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27. Republican party members were confidently _____ victory even as the first few votes came in. 9A67Ibh /. _7~q |
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28. The _____ between the two sets of figures suggests that someone has been stealing money from the bank. * A E ]dgi]R|`
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29. The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete _____. Oe{gMKcA\ Z[>fFg~N4
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30. Before a bill can become law it has to have the full _____ of both Houses of Parliament. X|] 24/Pp 3*\hGt,ZP
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The Canadian government is introducing one of the _____ anti-tobacco laws in the world. __37__, health groups are describing the bill as a missed opportunity because it fails to include __38__ proposals that were considered in previous __39__. % i 11BkQ dvz6
The law introduces strict __40__ on the sale and advertising of tobacco. Companies will have to __41__ the contents of cigarette smoke. __42__ giving tar and nicotine contents on cigarette packets, says the government, __43__ will be required to list other toxic constituents of smoke alongside their __44__. But with some 4000 such toxic components, the government plans to __45__ only a handful on each packet. brdmqA+ kA W\ mgM2p
Health groups __46__ this move, but are disappointed that the law fails to demand that cigarettes be __47__ in generic white packets with the brand name given in standard black lettering. “We have a major __48__ here,” says LeGresley. rd+T b'j5v teC/Uf 5
The new bill, which is __49__ by the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council as “very extreme”, is now being rushed through parliament. It is designed to discourage cigarette sales to the young, __50__. Young people buying cigarettes will have to show proof of age, just __51__ they do for alcohol. The bill also __52__ cigarette ending machines and mail-order sales. Glgzv"OI p A (p^Q
Some advertising will be permitted. Tobacco companies are still forbidden to advertise on television or radio, but will be allowed to place advertisements in publications where __53__ is mostly __54__, such as daily newspapers. __55__ of sporting and cultural events, which may be shown on television, will also be allowed. Eu523K =m) Ye$;
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38. A. adventurous B. sensible C. controversial D. innovative LxQ ,!tH? /-t!)_zvw
39. A. sketches B. drafts C. codes D. regulations e UN $5 i {v|ib112;
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46. A. appraise B. assess C. applaud D. compliment rA7woRo\^ {K}Dpy
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49. A. commented B. described C. hailed D. reflected Yq iX{`3D ,fN <I
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76. 现在的年轻人心怀不切实际的抱负，追逐地位和财富，正在把自己弄得很痛苦。在最近的一个调查报告里，半数以上年轻人说：如果他们到30岁还没有一个长期的合作伙伴，银行里没有存款，没有一个高级的事业职位，没有一辆豪华车，没有家， 他们会感到好似失败了。显而易见，这是治疗痛苦的妙方。但是不可避免地，只有少数人会实现这些目标，而大多数人觉得自己失败了。更何况，即使表面上看似赢家的人也身处感到好像是失败者的大风险之中。
