1 . Sickness, ____________ with (= together with) terrible weather, contrived to ruin the trip. (根据句意填空)

2 . A degree in the history of art is very nice but it doesn’t exactly_________ you for many jobs. (根据句意填空)

3 . When you have a job as well as children to look after, you have to learn how to _________ your time. (根据句意填空)

4 . I’m not____________ anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight? (根据句意填空)

5 . Our high living standards cause our present population to____________ 25 percent of the world’s oil. (根据句意填空)

6 . What’s more, with scientific and technological ________(突破), e-book will be more convenient and comfortable for people to use. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . We tried to ____________ the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons. (根据句意填空)

8 . The Government________ figures every six months showing how many people are unemployed.（根据句意填空）

9 . There has been an angry reaction to the government’s________ to reduce unemployment benefit.（根据句意填空）

10 . The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the________ of greenhouse gases by the UK. (根据句意填空)