For the first time ______, man was able to set foot on the moon.

_______ combination of techniques authors use, all stories--- from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels---have a plot.

My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses _______.

Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning?

She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn” is used ______.

 At _______, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light.

Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming _______.

I long to alleviate ______, but I cannot.

She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _____ mountains behind the apple orchard.

He was lured into a crime（陈述语气） he would not _______ have committed.（虚拟语气）

U.S. News ______ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to a university campus.