36The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated. ( o3 L( T' t: Z Z; `/ }9 m
A) assurance B) assumption 0 k5 d# p7 I6 M) k- }3 ^
C) sanction D) insurance
7 ^- [1 @# E& m+ V' H' I37. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______. 6 w: r% _" I0 o. N, W
A) temperament B) contamination
) z/ }2 Z) Q, \- a) R! C6 DC) scrutiny D) symmetry ; o- |0 g/ Z6 a- B8 |& F6 H% ^
38. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
% L1 B9 Y* }8 @- [& ZA) context B) contest
7 ~8 U' J# r5 P6 X8 J) ZC) pretext D) texture
: b: U' Q% n9 \6 @: e/ l39. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner. $ g- \- F$ p: W8 {4 Z9 W+ j
A) a distinction B) a breakthrough
# j4 V& h0 S( B) Y ~C) an identification D) an interpretation a5 U3 \) V) Z4 r! ^$ t( C
40. Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not. 0 _: I6 z: ^ h
A) puzzle B) perplexity
: g* z3 d7 o9 [! [9 {C) dilemma D) bewilderment
* d) D8 w! F7 d: |( ^( }A C A B C |