48.Fool（ ）Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.

12.She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door,（ ）the women gave a quick knock before opening it.

11.（ ）combination of techniques authors use, all stories—from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels — have a plot.

30.Finning is a cruel（ ）in which the shark’s fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrown back to sea.

29.If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back and freedom from injury during（ ）upper-body movement.

28.（ ） to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time on your own, you should probably ease yourself into the new arrangement by keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks.

27.Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on extending the（ ）ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until Tuesday at midnight.

26.“I’m leaving the country soon,” he told a（ ）convened group of reporters.

25.Chris ran（ ）John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck（ ）an easy rapport.

24.Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don’t want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who（ ）the resources to build a portfolio.

23.The Foreign Secretary tried to（ ）doubts about his handling of the crisis.