There is no immediate () of peace. People living at the boarders will have to continue suffering. A: opportunity B: chance C: prospect D: promise

Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary. landmark aspire contradiction witness divorce domestic entitle let alone advantageous establishment patriotic sweep aside pendulum vanish displace strengthen 1) The general ordered his troops to move quickly towards a(n) _____________________ position. 2) People would think the seven-year-old couldn't even reach the pedals, __________________ drive the car. Nevertheless, he made it! 3) In a sense, we are witnessing the ___________________ of national boarders in many areas of economic activity in the world today. 4) The tower built at the turn of the century became a ______________ of the city. 5) In a book _____________ A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson tries to ignite(激起)a passion for knowledge in young readers. 6) It seems neuroscience(神经系统科学)is threatening to ___________ physics as the queen of the sciences. 7) It is only natural for the people to challenge the ________________, especially when the economic outlook is gloomy. 8) If anything, this movie appeals to the _______________ feelings of the people and helps to strengthen the unity. 9) Julius Caesar(凯撒)in this play is a man full of ________________, at times strong and confident, but at other times old and frail. 10) The newly launched website _____________ to create a virtual community of common interest via exchange of views on the future of the Internet. 11) What Ann advocates just shows how ______________ from reality she has become. 12) After investigating the behavior of ________________, Galileo was able to use them as time measurement devices in many of his experiments.