ThemainminoritiesinXiamenareHan,Hui,Gaoshan,_______andsoon.()

Numbersmighttakeondifferentforms,suchascardinals,ordinals,decimals,andsoon.（）

Numbers,suchas“first”,“second”,andsoon,signalanorderorsequencetohelpyoukeeptheauthor’sideasordered.

WhenJohnandVictoriaChurcharrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforone-yearstay,theybroughtnofurniturewiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewwayoffurnishinganapartmentorahousethatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishing(furniture,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whydopeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,governmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples…thepeoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecity(orcountry)toanother…findtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyrent.Andpeoplewhoseworktakesthemfromplacetoplacearesavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhome.Onefamily,nowsettledinalarge,beautifulhome,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchtheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon’tliketotellpeopleaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagewiththegivenwords.Changetheformifnecessary.ideaactionpersuademeetsuggestprojectapplybusinesssituationcustomerAproposalisasalespresentationforanidea.Itspurposeisto1)________someonetogoalongwithyour2)_________andputitinto3)________.Proposalsarerequiredinavarietyof4)_________.Forexample,youmaywantto*5)________anideatoyouremployertochangeacompanyprocedure,hireanadditionalemployee,purchasenewequipment,andsoon;*recommendanideaora(an)6)_______tothecommitteeortheboard;*7)______foragranttofundproject;*solicitfinancialbackingfrominvestorsforanew8）__________project;*solicitacontractfrompotential9)________orclient.Theinformationyouincludeandtheformatyouchooseforyourproposalwillvarywiththesituation.Someproposals,particularlygrantapplications,requirethecompletionofextensiveapplicationformsandmustfollowaformatprescribedbytheorganizationofferingthegrant.Inanycase,allproposalsmust10)_________certaincriteria.

Oneofthebest-known1)......ofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.Bothwere2)......onaFriday,inthe3)......oftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughtto4).......LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFord5)......;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany—andsoon. Similarcoincidencesoften6)......betweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecond7)couldnothaveknownabouthisbrother’sdeath,asofficershadonly8)thefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident. Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLoweandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadworn9).......andcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerisms(习惯性的举止)whentheywerenervous. Howcanwe10)?