9.The area is a fantastic place to _______, Pastron says, because of its immigrant history and rapid settlement in the 19th century. A. do research B. take amiss C. make allowance D. get tough 10. Most financial advisers _______ that you buy individual life insurance, at least as a supplement. A. recommence B. recommend C. recommendation D. recombination The English campaign against Scotland was planned _______ , with a force of around 23,350 men. A. onomastic B. on a hunch C. on a par D. on a massive scale 8 The issues discussed in this section _______ to how reliably and validly these functions can be fulfilled. A. relate B. relative C. relational D. relationship Some people refuse to buy goods that are overpackaged because they feel that it is _______ to the environment. A. harmful B. harmfully C. harmless D. harmfulness The causes of child labour include poverty, the lack of _______ to education, and weak government institutions. A. excerpt B. except C. access D. excess 15. Jocks respect physical prowess and _______ unfit people for being weak and lazy. A. look forward to B. look as if C. look down on D. look up to One disadvantage _______ living in the town is the lack _______ safe places _______ the children to play. A. of - of – for B. on - in - from C. about - at – around D. for - from - for When the worse gets to the worst, a number of people end up indulging in various societal vices to _______. A. claim a life B. larger than life C. earn a living D. come alive In contrast, other devices available in the market cannot _______ the simplicity and total control that these joysticks have to offer. A. cluttered with B. compete with C. content with D. crowded with Clara worked as an assistant in the firm for several years before she finally left to seek her _______ as an independent contractor. A. fortune B. fortunate C. fortuitous D. fortuitousness However, if you require advice or assistance _______ this please do not hesitate to contact this office at the number below. A. prior by B. prior with C. prior to D. prior from He was _______ with relief as if a picture hanging crooked on the wall had been set nearly straight again. A. drifted B. flooded C. drowned D. plunged 22. You have to weigh up all the _______ of the matter before you make a decision. A. chalk and cheese B. pros and cons C. ups and downs D. odds and ends 23. It is questionable whether all the banks can _______ an economic upswing. A. exempt from B. depart from C. differ from D. benefit from The routine check _______ the bank officer discovering a string of fraudulent transactions being committed by one of the senior staff. A. resulted in B. delight in C. indulge in D. persist in 25. Our personalities _______ the complex interplay between our genes and our environment. A. result from B. resulted in C. benefit from D. benefit of 9 The cost of living in big cities has risen _______ over the past years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people. A. sharply B. sharp C. bluntly D. blunt Temperature can determine which ions can form or remain _______ enough to enter into chemical reactions. A. fluctuate B. renovate C. restrain D. stable Today the city government has taken _______ to prevent a repetition of last year’s confrontation. A. measures B. pleasures C. assures D. leisures However, mutators may play an important role _______ the adaptation _______ organisms to changing environments. A. in - of B. of - from C. by - in D. with - at Some medical experts have declared that she is in a persistent vegetative state _______ no hope _______ recovery. A. in - for B. with - down C. with - of D. at - in 31. People think that _______ in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars. A. no traffic both ways B. two-way traffic C. traffic warden D. traffic congestion 32. The transport service cannot _______ the strain of so many additional passengers. A. blessed with B. cope with C. shake with D. impressed with The burden of bad loans has _______ government foot-dragging to slow the pace of modernization. A. come down with B. got by with C. combined with D. come with