1.Air pollution -----,this city is still a good place to liv

1.Air pollution _____,this city is still a good place to live in.A.being greatly reduced B.greatly being reducedC.to greatly reduce D.greatly to reduce2.Many Americans worry about leisure and hurry from one activity to the next,_____little time to stop and think.A.leave B.leaving C.left D.to leave3.Mr Jovis said that the country was being ________ towards civil war.A.propelled B.compelled C.proposed D.activated 4.Her great quality was a capacity for being genuinely impervious to inattention.A.unaffected by B.conscious of C.proud of D.satisfied with5.She relished her own desirability as a pupil.A.took pleasure in B.felt sorry for C.was grateful to D.was carried away by6.She liked the building for all the reasons that most people would ________ as particular causes for dislike.A.comment B.remark C.specialize D.specify7.The two men ________ that the police forced them to make false confessions.A.informed B.alleged C.conceded D.denounced8.A grocer used to be very fussy about his cheese.A.noisy B.violent C.particular D.popular9.There are American duplications of most of the celebrated European cheeses,mass-produced and cheaper by far than the imports.A.cheerful B.exquisite C.renowned D.perishable10.I know who you mean but their names ______ me.A.forget B.flee C.forsake D.elude11.The search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor.A.justified B.innocent C.prudent D.fundamental12.The more he finds about himself in other newspapers,the more indignant he will be with those whose reports are meagre.A.rich B.brilliant C.annoying D.scarce13.In many ways the career I envisioned was antithetical to ghetto life.A.foretold B.prepared C.started D.imagined14.The stigma of Watts was too heavy to bear.A.sign of shame B.burden C.peace D.load15.I may be personally less vulnerable to it today,but I am nevertheless influenced by it.A.opposed to B.easily hurt by C.respectful to D.attracted by16.I never expected that he would ________ the trust I placed in him.A.treat B.mistake C.abuse D.cheat17.Her subject was in itself appealing to most of the girls,or at least intermittently so.A.continuously B.permanently C.finally D.occasionally18.This gifted woman’s daughter was taught her mother’s venerable skills.A.foolish B.stupid C.talented D.wealthy