John was not listening and made a _________ answer when called upon to recite．

tough

dull

delicate

random

Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _________ in the coastal city．

departures

dilemmas

basis

targets

“Does the name on the envelope _________ the name on the letter inside?”,asked Mr．Black．

correspond with

appeal to

response to

rely on

Make sure that the lighting is _________ so that we can see all things clearly．

desperate

urgent

adequate

extreme

As is known to us all, the Sahara Desert is a natural _________ between north and central Africa．

barrier

routine

garment

basis

We feel some _________ before we take an exam, so the teacher always asks us to do some exercise to make us relaxed．

tension

conflict

secure

superb

You’d better _________ the instructions so that the children could understand them．

postpone

simplify

deposit

promote

Mary worked day and night．She _________ her objective to be admitted by the famous university at last．

refreshed

accomplished

evolved

raised

Tom has made great progress in his studies．_________, we are confident that he will pass the coming entrance examinations．

Anyway

Therefore

Besides

Partly

I think that the _________ behind the decision is the desire to improve our customer service．

budget

technique

motivation

conscience