36The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated.
4 _/ c* I, q8 R/ O7 M9 \! J* ?' mA) assurance B) assumption
& y- e7 T& I$ k- V P1 j: BC) sanction D) insurance
: d* f3 S* p8 u" i* _# U37. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______. # q1 D6 l3 B2 j! ~: S
A) temperament B) contamination 4 N' D h. j- X4 J2 Y5 A
C) scrutiny D) symmetry 6 j5 Z+ N& r# W1 g
38. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. 4 d) r$ G& G- z0 k3 M( p; P1 l
A) context B) contest ! X3 v1 G8 M! F5 C( {
C) pretext D) texture ; b+ j; h8 \' j6 d5 U/ n
39. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
& x8 \7 x6 L0 l5 a. h6 ^& tA) a distinction B) a breakthrough 7 h6 k) Z# i+ ~% [7 d( ^# l
C) an identification D) an interpretation
$ m f. D3 f0 `. l: O8 w40. Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
7 j9 i/ t: Q1 F. z v X O" WA) puzzle B) perplexity ( Z" X, t$ L3 v1 B: o
C) dilemma D) bewilderment
( ?' R/ o$ N1 J" P. CA C A B C |