2 . 根据句子内容，从每组的选项中选出能匹配句子中划线部分意义的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. to become greater in size and number B. in a way that there is no doubt about it. C. advise and try to persuade sb to do something D. expect bad things to happen or something riot to be successful E. to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a job F. to do something or try to achieve something over a period of time G. something that is able to be used or can easily be bought or found H. to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation I. a firm promise that you will do something or that something will happen J. something that you think is more important and should be dealt with first K. following what is traditional or the way something has been done for a long time L. the importance of something, especially when this has an effect on what happens in the future

1. When I’d qualified and started teaching it was a different story.
2. The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system.
3. I always urge people to use their critical thinking skills and keep an open mind.
4. He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again so I forgave him and gave him another chance.
5. The discovery of the new drug is of great significance to people suffering from heart problem.
6. Bacon and Galilei were brave enough to step out of the shadows of conventional thought.
7. Not everyone is pessimistic about the future because they believe it is full of chances.
8. All available evidence indicates that the virus does not spread easily from animals to human beings.
9. The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
10. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on.