26. In 1864, the American congress _____ slavery through the thirteenth amendment of the constitutio
26. The company will stay focused on their international ______ in order to continue its overseas ex
26. Most people would ________ when having to make a difficult decision between two choices.(A) hike
26. You’ve got to be _______ enough to make necessary changes at any time when needed.(A) flexible (
1. An artist can turn ordinary objects into amazing and ___________ designs.(A) brilliant (B) dull (
1. Success of the film depends heavily on the eight-year-old girl who plays a _______ role inthe sto
1. The foreign _______ firm is interested in funding several startups in Taiwan.(A) debacle (B) carc
27. Technology companies generally invest a large percentage of their ______ in research and develop
28. As the labor market remains ______, creating new jobs is a headache on the new government admini
29. One of the responsibilities of a senior manager is to ______ the company’s output and performanc
30. Failing to ______ the market shifts, the new start-up is now facing a challenge capital shortage
31. The project the team ______ in is future-oriented, aiming for long-term returns.(A) differentiat
32. It is generally true that receiving a patent offers protection against ______.(A) penetration (B
35. The new company is counting on several of its new inventions ______ patents are under review.(A)
37. If it ______ the full preparation, the interdepartmental coordination could have failed.(A) is n
38. ______ I arrived at the airport did I realize that I did not have my passport with me.(A) Not un
39. Some employees have trouble following simple procedures, ______ working on an important project.
27. After the housemaid tidied the rooms and wiped all the surfaces, I could _______ recognize my ho
40. ______ new product trends, the entire engineering team is being restructured and expanded.(A) To
28. There is a highly educational _______ of aboriginal arts in the city gallery, and people can als