Answer: 1.dopted a new set of rules
9 H1 F; ]$ r p: t1 h* ` 2.averse to; X7 \# d" E# J! O9 c8 ]
3.struggled to keep from drowning# A0 @ a, s, Y& {4 ]: M" P1 B
4.fastened to the floor: x* [" a o% }: z9 C
5.Having been in the desert without water for two days
2 h3 t! D5 Q, s( T; e+ j# i9 s 6. mainly due to stress and tension in their work
$ a, s6 B# I- t. `; z' o 7. more than two and a half million families have been lifted out of poverty
! a5 \, k1 G/ s' N; m" r+ g* T 8. All the members except the Chairman voted for my proposal
0 ^" _+ X+ e( Z6 g 9. providing new growth opportunities for China's foreign and domestic trade. d( L. P) i( e: A0 B
10. especially in developed countries& t: x1 N" M6 w; M3 _3 ? J
11.A glance at this letter
' g) A \9 i% c6 G 12. in the way
, q9 d" C- ~, r. Q [* T 13. If exposed to the air% w6 _; Z1 H! Q$ T9 i% F
14. Shocked at what he had heard {) E" d$ |: m3 J4 {, T, @# q
15. rather than regret for the past. |