Ⅰ.语境语法填空
(Ⅰ)用所给词的适当形式填空
Dr.Li does research at university.When he meets difficulties and challenges, comfort from his family brings him much 1．relief (relieve) from the pressure of work.His hard work and 2.devotion (devote) to his job finally paid off.Based on scientific 3.observations (observe) and experiments, he put forward a new 4.assumption (assume), which has received a great deal of attention worldwide.Last year, he managed to persuade the local government with 5.patience (patient) to set up a modern laboratory, hoping to attract talented researchers and end our 6．dependence (depend) on foreign technologies in many aspects.
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Many people are accustomed 1．to booking air tickets online.They usually set 2.out to get the tickets about an hour before their flight takes 3.off．Before the Spring Festival, some people prefer to travel by plane 4.in spite of the fact that air tickets are much more expensive.That's because train tickets are harder to get before the new year as opposed 5.to at any other time.However, airlines are often accused 6．of flight delays.Some even say they are taking risks as planes are more likely to crash than trains, which will result 7．in the death of all passengers.Once you are in the air, you are put in a situation where you have to pray 8.for a safe landing.
