It remains       whether Jim’ll be fit enough to play in the finals.

     by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses.

Don’t be so discouraged. If you       such feeling, you will do better next time.

--- Does it rain a lot in this area?

---         , it hardly ever rains; the climate is like that of a desert.

One reason for her preference for city life is that she can have easy      to places like

supermarkets and hospitals.

Success in life doesn’t happen        . It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.

We have every reason to believe the print media are usually more      and reliable than Internet.

Jess was sad and her friends helped her       the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.

Because of his good work, John was ________ to a higher class.

A. appointed      B. promoted                 C. proceeded                 D. selected

When I ________ a good article in reading newpapers, I often want to cut and keep it.