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填空题 ______ the follies of today's commercial and political worlds, the author does not express inflamed indignation, but rather affects the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit. 作为对如今商业和政治世界的愚昧的响应，作者没有表达过激的愤怒，而是模仿某位18世纪智者的那种客观且舒缓的、警句格式的散文体来表达自己的观点。

填空题 In their ground-breaking research articles, two scientists described the use of state-of-the-art imaging technique to ______ how chemical bonds are formed on molecular level. 在他们突破性的研究文章中，两位科学家描述了如何使用最先进的成像技术来在分子层面解释化学键的形成过程。

填空题 The most charming part of football could be its uncertainty: even the very best player in the world might occasionally have an off day, or ______ bad luck. 足球最为迷人的一面可能就是它的不确定性了：即便是世界上最优秀的运动员也可能有一天状态不佳，或是有一丝厄运缠身。

填空题 Statistics differ as to the ______ but clearly indicate that heavy-duty trucks cause far more wear and tear to roads than passenger automobiles. 尽管统计数据在数量级上还有差异，但都清晰地表明重型卡车比客车对路面造成的磨损更为严重。

填空题 What makes this movie distinct from its contemporaries is the hardship faced by the superhero, where his power has recently surfaced, and no one knows for sure what he is capable of, ______ how to teach him control. 让这部电影从同时代影片中脱颖而出的是主角所面临的困境：他的超能力最近才出现，没有人知道他的能力有多高，更不用说教会他如何去控制了。

填空题 Despite signs of market revival, analysts cautioned that it is still too early to ______ whether real estate price would rise again. 尽管市场出现了一些复苏迹象，但分析家警告现在猜测房价是否将回升还为时过早。

填空题 An oversupply of raw materials and a large-scale market slowdown have left bauxite suppliers with their worst cash crunch in more than two years, but at the same time this could ______ further consolidation in the sector. 原材料的过量供给和整体市场的低迷让铝土矿供应商陷入了两年多来最严重的资金紧缺中，但与此同时这可能为进一步的行业整合奠定基础。

填空题 ______, Gordon's students appreciated her enigmatic assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to stimulate original thought rather than to review the content of her course. 回首看来，Gordon的学生都感谢她当时留下的谜一般的难题，他们意识到这些题目是特意用来激发他们的创造力的，而不是让他们回顾课上的内容。

填空题 These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly White culture, whether they try to ______ that culture or rebel against it. 这些结构是主旨性的，而且毫无惊讶地源自于这样一个中心事实：这些小说中的黑人角色存在于白人主宰的文化中，不论他们是尝试迎合还是反抗这种文化。

填空题 ______ moral standards ______, only beings that have the capacities of a moral agent can properly be judged to be either moral or immoral. 就道德标准而言，只有具备道德选择和执行能力的个体才能被进行道德判断——他们要么是道德的，要么是不道德的。