We need to examine present events in the______of history. A: pretext B: context C: text D: texture

The neighboring country suddenly concentrated a large number of soldiers and armaments on the border, ready for military actions, ______ the pretext of holding training exercises.

American justice works on the______ that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty. A: premise B: pretext C: foundation D: presentation

He left early on the ______ that he had a bad toothache and had to see the dentist. A: prescription B: pretext C: knowledge D: precondition

Stephen William Hawking put forward a ______ that a self-contained universe may have no edge or boundary. A: premise B: foundation C: pretext D: presentation

According to the passage, some GIs' brutal crimes against the South Korean populace ______. A: have been used as a pretext by some for their own expedient political purposes B: have caused damage to the reputation of every individual U.S. Serviceman in South Korea C: have delayed the plan to move the U.S. base to another location D: have worsened the official bilateral relation of U.S. and South Korea