2 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

A. context       B. alter       C. appointed       D. confused       E. delivery

1. Nothing can ________   the fact that we were defeated by the weak team due to our lack of cooperation.
2. The director ________ the chief secretary to draft a bill on the Education Reform.
3. While globalization is usually talked about in the ________ of the sharing of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn’t forget that the driving force behind it all it people.
4. In 1680, William Dockwra started a public service that guaranteed the quick ________ of a letter anywhere in London.

3 . Although long-distance phone calls are going up, the charge for local calls will not ___________.
尽管长途电话费涨价，本地电话费将不会有变动。