36The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated.
- \9 {1 J7 j8 m3 l5 KA) assurance B) assumption
4 T5 C3 l7 D `9 KC) sanction D) insurance
h2 ?+ k# D5 v1 s37. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______.
& T B9 P1 k! zA) temperament B) contamination
' Y- i$ C. P3 `; N* |% JC) scrutiny D) symmetry 8 O2 R6 B4 l' n) M6 E! t
38. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
1 q; b( f/ e8 j- C7 WA) context B) contest 5 Z9 T: {8 _ V9 K
C) pretext D) texture - P5 w2 v7 }4 |4 J
39. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
4 Z3 b/ ~# q* _/ NA) a distinction B) a breakthrough
% x: n1 o/ x# n9 b; }C) an identification D) an interpretation 3 Y) m _' D* p2 T# C" a
40. Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
. l0 r$ o- j4 f4 `/ VA) puzzle B) perplexity
% X9 m K% _. Q+ lC) dilemma D) bewilderment
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