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1. The Chinese government pays great attention to ________ people’s lives.
2. At the weekend, Americans dress in the clothes which people ________ in the past and live in the way that people did then.
3. I ________ in a heavy rain on my way home. As a result. I had a bad cold.
4. Some of pets are very clever and they can sense their ________ feelings.
5. —The World Cup Final was so exciting! Did you enjoy it?
—I didn’t watch TV at that time. because I ________ stomachache.
6. Students should be encouraged to read ________ instead of only reading their text books.
7. —The environment has a great ________ on a child’s character.
—That’s why Mencius’ mother moved the house three times.
8. We were said to be living in the Information Age, a time of new ________ and great changes.
9. There was a（n）________ smell in the fridge because my mother kept the food in it for a long time.
10. It's necessary to depend on yourself to find some ways to ________ your bad habit.