58、I only know the man by ( ) but I have never spoken to him.

16. The woman had persuaded him to do ( ) he was hired never to do—reveal the combination for the lock on the entrance.

15. Protocol was ( ) enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.

14. Writers often coupled narration with other techniques to develop ideas and support opinions that otherwise ( ) abstract, unclear, or unconvincing.

13. Members of the Parliament were poised ( ) ahead with a bill to approve construction of the oil pipeline.

12. ( ) the attempted rescue mission, the hostages might still be alive.

11. Moving from beginning to end by order of time, narration relies on a more natural pattern of organization than ( ).

80.A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The
underlined part means. ( )

79.These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means( ).

78.The local newspaper has aof 100,000 copies a day. ( )

77.His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means( ).