12.My father has quit smoking again, and there will be no ________ this time; he has to get over wit
13.When I finally arrived at the airport, my husband made a _____of checking his watch and shaking i
14.The people in this remote mountain village have their own _____ which they use on a daily basis.(
15.The _____ of the unfair law was urged by all political parties as well as the public in the count
16.Barbara has been tied up with her work for the entire week, but she _____ said yes to help her si
17.Tim didn’t ______ long before he accepted the offer from another company. Obviously, he was allur
18.Before his heart surgery, my grandfather was feeling a lot of ____, but the doctor gave him a lot
19.Nike is now trying to persuade contract manufacturers that better labor practices and sustainabil
20.It is believed that psychological ____ of a devastating cancer diagnosis may kill patients before
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2. Many people’s main _____ about living in Beijing is its hazardous smog.(A) gloat (B) gripe (C) qu
3. Inmates of the city _____ held the correction officers at gunpoint and had the warden listen to t
5. This fledgling boxer is now ready to test his _____ by signing up for a nationwide boxing match.(
6. This quaint little town has attracted tourists with limestone caves and a long underground river,
7. His father had been the glue in the _____ family. Soon after the father passed away, discord amon
8. Amid strong protest, the ruling party decided to _____ this legislative proposal and have it stas
9. Important documents from a crucial case file _____ to a murder charge against a real estate tycoo
10. Not until she was married to him did she discover what he truly was in his _____ past— drug deal