出自:英语（专升本）
You can save more energy by conservation than you can produce for the same money. Unless we do research on solar energy, wind power, wave power, tidal power, hydroelectric schemes etc., our fossil fuels will run __________ (1), and we’ll all freeze or starve to death. Other countries are spending much more than us on research, and don’t forget that energy from the sun, the waves and the wind lasts _________ (2). We really won’t survive unless we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy. (Energy Crisis)
Also the trend of going out to eat is dying out due to rising prices of restaurant and transport, so people are once more beginning to entertain and dine at _________ (3), which requires a larger dining room. There are numerous new developments in London at the moment which can provide all this and more—if you have the ___ (4)! (Estate Agent)
Well, let’s not get too heated about it, as this is only a preliminary discussion about possibilities and we are not yet in a position to ____ (5) any final decisions. I will, however, briefly summarize what has been said so far, as I understand it. Mrs. Armstrong is totally opposed to reducing the size of the Games in any way at all. There is one body of opinion in favour ____ (6) removing from the Games those sports which are already well represented in other international contests and in the media. (Olympics)
After I graduated from high school, I went to business college, because in high school I didn’t take courses that would prepare me for the university. I realized that there was _____ (7) for me to do. All I could do was go back to the ______ (8). (Autobiography: Seminole Girl)
It is not just test-givers who make judgements about intelligence, however. Most of us make educated guesses _______ (9) inferences about how smart or intelligent a person is from the way he does certain things. We usually call people intelligent if they learn quickly, know answers to a lot of questions, and can _______ (10) difficult problems. (What Is a Koto?)
Well, we went into the house and tried to light a fire, but we couldn’t even do that. We always kept our matches in our trouser pockets, so naturally they were all soaked. We couldn’t find anything to _______ (11), except one tin of cat food. We were so __________ (12), we broke it open with our knives, and ate it. (In Your Own Words)
Naturally, when the White Man started taking all the Indians’ land, the Indians started fighting back. They wanted to stop the White Man taking it all for himself. But the White Man was ____________ (13) and cleverer. Slowly he pushed the ________ (14) into those parts of the continent that he didn’t want—the parts where it was too cold or too dry or too mountainous to live comfortably. (American Indians)
So my favourite newspaper is obviously very different from those popular papers that have a circulation of several million. But that does not mean that it is “better” or that they are “__________” (15). We are not comparing like with _________ (16). A publisher printing a newspaper with a circulation of several million is running a highly successful commercial operation. The people who buy his product are obviously satisfied customers and in a free society everybody should have the right to buy whatever kind of newspaper he pleases. (British Newspapers)
So what should an old person do to counter-act these changes? He _______ (17) she should eat a balanced diet—not too much fat—chicken or fish should be eaten rather than eggs or beef. Eat more high fibre and vitamin rich foods, such ____________ (18) vegetable and fruit. The old person should give up smoking if he hasn’t already done so. He should also do regular exercise—at least half an hour, three times a week. No section of the population can benefit more from exercise than the elderly. (Old Age and Health)
There’s been a lot of protest lately against nuclear power—some people will protest at anything—but nuclear power-stations are not as ______ (19) as some people say. It’s far more dangerous to work down a coal-mine or on a North Sea oil-rig. Safety regulations in power-stations are very __________ (20). (Energy Crisis)