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appointed          retire          majority     typical       responded        tending          significant        reject            in spite of        gratitude             absolutely             in memory of          hiring        featured        frankly

1. Customs play a _____________ role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.
2. It ____________ a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
3. She was more interested in __________ patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.
4. She ___________, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
5. I __________ enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favourite part.
6. In 1941, Dr.Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be ________ director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.
7. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the _______ of girls, she chose to study medicine.
8. No matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, ________, love ,or peace is common in all festivals.
9. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, ________ its religious origins.
10. Dr.Lin did not __________ until the day she died, 22 April 1983.

5 . The boss declared Tom would be   ________to be the general manager of the company and ________he would also get arise in his salary.

A．appointed; how

B．assigned; how

C．appointed; that

D．assigned; that

6 . ________ (委派) by the King and Queen of Spain, Columbus departed with three ships. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

9 . The United States, unlike other countries, doesn’t have “national holidays” that must be ________by all people.

A．appointed

B．reserved

C．illustrated

D．observed

10 . 据说公司已经决定任命他为经营部主任。
It is said that the company has decided to_________ _________the chief operating officer.