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(1)Although there wasn’t much __________ (荣誉) in a reporter’s existence, she found it interesting and challenging.
(2) All this means that companies will require people who are _________ (灵活的) and can work on their own.
(3)When my manager told me that I would be laid off, my mind went ________ (空白的) and my heart swelled with anger.
(4)I had no idea what a(n) ________ (原子) was and I didn’t really want to know either.
(5)At that time, people believed more in _________ (宗教) than in facts.
(6)Whether by accident or _________ design, he arrived too late to help us.
(7)I recognized her voice __________ (instant) I picked up the phone.
(8)When I caught him cheating me, I stopped _________ (buy) things there and started dealing with another shop.
(9)–I can’t understand why they are so unfriendly to me. --_______ of envy.
(10)That is the only way we can imagine __________ (reduce) the overuse of water in students’ bath-rooms.
(11)His success was largely due _______ his hard work.
(12)The girl was sitting in the sunshine with her head _________ (bury) in a book.
(13)In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person _______ whom she could turn for help.
(14)Dressed in red, she is easily picked _________ in the crowd.
(15)He talked as if he ___________ (do) all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it.