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21. It is important to keep the factory working at _____ efficiency all the time. ;C }B -EJ dC#\ut%l
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22. We need to take steps to counter the _____ decline in our export market. ei{s* :SN B)8Hj).@B
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24. We’re going to _____ what we’ve learned so far by doing some revision exercises today. '$ p2(CXw o1+]6s+j}
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26. The school agreed to _____ their decision until they had spoken to William’s parents. K# %_ c: o f
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27. Republican party members were confidently _____ victory even as the first few votes came in. 9A67Ibh /. N o\&~
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28. The _____ between the two sets of figures suggests that someone has been stealing money from the bank. * A E #q.G_-H4J@
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29. The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete _____. Oe{gMKcA\ tN> B$sv
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30. Before a bill can become law it has to have the full _____ of both Houses of Parliament. X|] 24/Pp G$uOk?R#5c
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32. Strangely enough, the most obvious explanation did not _____ Jackie until the next day. x X* g q%Jy>IXt
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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 K[>@'P}y
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 &Pg- |Ql
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 KD"&_PX
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) ^&';\O@)
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38. A. adventurous B. sensible C. controversial D. innovative LxQ ,!tH? 7?! Z+r
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49. A. commented B. described C. hailed D. reflected Yq iX{`3D y K YP
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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。
