Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, this creating a ________ environment．

A．peaceful

B．sensitive

C．common

D．stable

I haven't seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago, but we do keep in touch with each other by sending e－mails ________．

A．here and there

B．sooner or later

C．at one time

D．now and then

I wasn't blaming anyone; I ________ said errors like this could be avoided．

A．merely

B．mostly

C．rarely

D．nearly

As long as we persist in spreading scientific knowledge among the masses, all the strange beliefs are ________ to go out of our life．

A．necessary

B．important

C．difficult

D．bound

The car factory has produced a new car of high quality; its only ________ is that it uses a lot of petrol．

A．advantage

B．drawback

C．mistake

D．profit

After the war, the people in that small country were working hard to ________ their country back to life．

A．bring

B．take

C．carry

D．fetch

As is known to us all, children in our country have the right of receiving ________ education by law．

A．traditional

B．commercial

C．cultural

D．compulsory

Linda didn't get there on time because of the bad weather．What's more, her car was in poor ________．

A．position

B．condition

C．situation

D．direction

I ________ it to my teacher to take a better－paid post if I can get one．

A．owe

B．belong

C．give

D．donate

John was ________ to learn the news that he was rejected by the committee．

A．cast down

B．cast off

C．cast about

D．cast away