Some cyclists make the ________ that traffic laws do not ________ them．It is not true, ________．

assumption; apply to; though

thought; apply to; however

assuming; apply for; though

idea; apply for; however

The number of road accidents and the deaths ________ them ________ greatly over the past year．

arise from; have increased

arising from; have increased

arising from; has increased

arose from; has increased

On returning home, she found a note ________ to the door, ________“Call in later．”

attaching; reading

attaches; saying

attached; which reads

attached; reading

I don't want to ________ some argument about who is ________．

be involved in; to blame

be linked in; to blame

be connected with; blamed

be involved in; to be blamed

It took several decades ________ this once poor village became one of the richest in the country．

when

unless

for

before

To some extent, uncontrolled information from the website that many people turn ________ false．

to prove

to proves

prove

proves

The price system is a complex network ________ the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a great number of services．

consisting of;

consisted of

making up of

made up

As a result of the damage done to the forests, large ________ of desert ________ replaced what used to be farmlands．

numbers; have

amounts; has

quantities; have

deal; has

The train was ________ crowded and noisy than usual, but his humorous story was a welcome addition to the otherwise dull trip．

commonly

comparatively

specifically

legally

The ruins of Loulan Kingdom have the ________ of China's Pompeii, an important historic site marking the prosperity of the Silk Road．

fame

popularity

reputation

distinction