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1．Some scientists believe that human being are born with a(n) _____for using their arms and legs to stay afloat.A) perceptionB) instinct C) conception D) implication2. Cost apart, you should remember that however fancy a fridge is, it doesn’t kill bacteria, it only slows down the rate at which they _______. A) embraceB) obligeC) strokeD) multiply3. A good newspaper publishes both____and foreign news. A) domesticB) depressedC) diligentD) democratic4. Many years after that tragic event, a new town has risen on the _______ of the old one.A) wreckageB) poseD) consequenceD) sewage5. To prevent widespread _________, the UN report calls for a joint effort to develop new high-yielding crops adapted to hotter climate and drier soils. A) prosperityB) conventionC) famineD) drought6. I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make a(n) _________ promise to help you. A) exactB) accurateC) definiteD) sure7. The rider gently __________ the frightened horse to calm it for next race.A) strokedB) glidedC) pattedD) touched8. The speaker kept on talking for about an hour, but I just didn’t understand what he was _________. A) turning upB) driving atC) standing outD) pouring in9. In order to make informed decisions, we need to know more about the __________ affairs of the world. A) lateB) currentC) previousD) modern10. It was the darkest time in my life. I lost job; my girlfriend left me; I couldn’t continue my rent for there was no single dollar left in my pocket. I was just __________.A)down and outB) beaten upC) trapped inD) trampled on11. He has lived in France for years, but __________ he can’t speak a word of French. A) interestinglyenoughB) eventually C) oddly enoughD) morally12. They __________ after the funny clown had performed some clever tricks.A) clappedB) praisedC) toastedD) honored13. Sincerity is the base of friendship, so good friends shouldn’t __________ one another. A) conceiveB) deceiveC) grieveD) perceive14. Many people tod