1.12习总书记在（）中强调：“房子是用来住的、不是用来炒的”。

1.8To continue to oppose is to hold （）.

1.7John has just taken （）the family business from his father.

1.6She （） everything else and concentrated on the task before her.

1.5Country life is better than city life （） it offers fresh air and noiseless environment.

1.4This committee selected the plan that seemed most （）.

1.3It goes without（）that healthy people are healthier than the sick.

1.2We must （）that the telegram arrives in time.

1.1Scarcely had he gone out （）.

1.16Color-blind people often find it difficult to （） between blue and green.

1.10Your spoken English has improved （）, but it still requires a great deal of practice and hard work.