1. 
The representative presented to the committee a ______ signed by 1,200 electors asking for a thorough probe into the financial scandal surrounding the candidate for the regional legislator.

2. 
His personality, rather than his good looks, made him popular with others.

3. 
Some pundits that many computers are obsolete before they're even de- signed, which goes a long way toward explaining why the ATM at my grocery store never works.

4. 
After exploring for more than half a year the ecologist felt a great ______ resulting from the rare species the team had spotted at the foot of the mountain.

5. 
According the report the ailments of the world's poor received ______ attention compared to the diseases of the rich in the past decade.

6. 
The company was financially ______ and almost went to bankruptcy during last year's economic recession.

7. 
Todey this city is a highly skilled society without the urban sprawl and rural poverty that ______ larger nations.

8. 
The employees tried to avoid every risk that might ______ her displeasure during the first month after she was divorced by her husband.

9. 
Tile prospect has infuriated ordinary Mexicans, who have seen the purchasing power of their paychecks more than 40% since 1982.

10. 
His theories, though criticized by economists of more orthodox bent, have had enormous ______ on government fiscal policy.

11. 
His attitude toward social welfare legislation, based entirely on his perception of himself as a self-made man, ______ him the support of the voters in the state's economically depressed.

12. 
Despite the fact that the two council members belonged to different political parties. They ______ the issue of how to finance the town debt.

13. 
In this densely populated city, acid rain is ______; it is a sign both of industrialization and pollution.

15. 
We were most flattered to find that we had a wonderfully audience for last night's performance.

16. 
In order to earn stronger support, the candidate claimed that the new law would al- low more women and disabled people to enter the ______ of American life.

17. 
According to the weather forecast, which is usually ______. It will snow this afternoon.

18. 
Unless all staff members agree to ______ to the plan, there may be further changes in the course of action.

19. 
The young man was deeply hurt because his proposal was rejected and, to a certain extent, ______ at by the group's members.

20. 
The competition was intense because there were four parties that planned to ______ for power in the congress.

21. 
The young artist had not expected to find such an idem attic in that ______ building, which had been abandoned several years earlier by a sewing machine manufacturer.

22. 
After an hour's discussion, the curriculum designers and computer programmers reached a consensus: that the new package of language learning materials should be both amusing and ______ for the users.

23. 
John used to be such a computer buff that he spent a large part of his income ______ his computer whenever a new CPU was introduced.

24. 
In order to be more productive and efficient, the board decided to ______ a sound system of operation.

25. 
According to the instructor, students who are absent from, lectures more than three times will be ______ in the end of the semester assessment.

26. 
The connoisseurs' opinions differed greatly as to the question whether the picture on show was a(n) ______ Picasso painting.

27. 
Gore made a call to Bush to his defeat in the election, but he soon retracted it as word spread that the ballots had been recounted.

28. 
San Francisco ______ for its mild climate, beautiful environment and many tourist attractions, such as the Colden Gate Bridge and the Golden Gate Park.

29. 
In anticipation of their forthcoming debut CD, the rock band went on tour to ______ it, in the hope of increasing their following.

30. 
She complained that the treatment she received in the hospital had completely ______ her of her dignity.

31. 
The government's radical policies, together with international sanctions, ______ the unemployment rate in the country.

32. 
The most ______ argument for persuading people to wear seat belts is the number of lives they save.

33. 
The opposition leader accused government ministers of ______ the statistics to suit themselves.

34. 
To get the ship back into full working order would ______ spending huge amounts of money and effort.

35. 
The problem ______ serious moral and ethical dilemmas much more worthy of consideration than those of genetic engineering and the like.

36. 
No matter what he said to you, his manner showed an ______ that he did not actually agree with the proposal.

37. 
During the period of economic recession, daily necessities were in short supply and had to be ______.

38. 
As she has a kindly, outgoing nature, she is a ______ hostess and has a wide circle of very good friends.

39. 
He believes that religion has the capacity to function as the "cement" holding all of a society's institutions together in a ______ whole.

40. 
All plants need light, a suitable climate, and a(n) ______ supply of water and minerals from the soil, but some species grow best in the sun and others thrive in the shade.

1. 
1．我们在学习或工作都要与人共事，有的人喜欢与兴趣相同、观点一致的人相处。
2．而有的人就不这么认为……
3．我的观点……