1) L45-2-1. __________ becoming five new family members, these newly-born babies had become a commodity. a) a. Though b) b. Without c) c. Instead of  2) L45-2-2. The __________ spirit in American values can be traced back to the famous May flower Compact of 1620. a) a. peaceful b) b. democratic c) c. freedom 3) L45-2-3. Modern society is like a vanity fair on which everything can be sold as a __________. a) a. products b) b. cargo c) c. commodity 4) L45-2-4. Even though he tried hard not to attract public __________,reporters and photographers still chased him like hounds. a) a. refinement b) b. recognition c) c. attention 5) L45-2-5. He is too busy with his __________activities to be interested in books. a) a. commodity b) b. commercial c) c. money 6) L45-2-6. The __________ of his essay is that facts and statistics are crucial to an article. a) a. content b) b. contention c) c. argue 7) L45-2-7. The despair depicted in this novel __________the general mood of the period. a) a. proves b) b. illusions c) c. illustrates 8) L45-2-8. This book uses a lot of pictures to __________Renaissance art. a) a. illustrate b) b. exhibit c) c. show off 9) L45-2-9. The laws __________ the sale of alcohol proved to be a failure.  a) a. avoiding b) b. ceasing c) c. restricting 10) L45-2-10. Bars and shops are __________to sell alcohol to teenagers in many countries. a) a. forbidden b) b. restricted c) c. limited  11) L45-2-11. Winning the national lottery brought him not __________ happiness as untold suffering. a) a. as b) b. so much c) c. so well 12) L45-2-12. In a democratic society one __________should be able to demand as much privacy as another. a) a. men b) b. people c) c. individual 13) L45-2-13. Throughout her life, she lived __________ with her husband in a little town. a) a. silence b) b. with obscurity c) c. in obscurity 14) L45-2-14. The unfortunate winner of the lottery was so harassed by the reporters who kept __________for interviews that he committed suicide. a) a. pressing b) b. squeezing c) c. demanding 15) L45-2-15. Since the birth of the five children, gifts have been __________in. a) a. walking b) b. pouring c) c. floating 16) L45-2-16. The dream that he has pursued all his life is to rise from __________to fame and wealth. a) a. design b) b. insignificance c) c. obscurity

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