1 There are many arguments for and against television.

　　The poor quality of its program is often criticized and TV

　　commercials are also boring. So television is undoubtedly 1.__________

　　a great comfort to many lonely and elderly people.

　　2 The manager of a large office building had received

　　many complains about elevator service in the building,

　　but he engaged a group of engineers to study the situation 2.__________

　　and make recommendation for improvement.

　　3 We asked a lady, who replied that she thought

　　you could tell a well-mannered person by the way

　　they occupied the space around them——for example,

　　when such a person walks down a street he or she is

　　constantly unaware of others. Such people never 3.__________

　　bump into other people.

　　4 Until the very latest moment of his existence,

　　man has been bound the planet on which he

　　originated and developed. Now he has the capability

　　to leave that planet and move out into the universe to

　　those worlds which he has known previously only directly. 4.__________

　　5 One major decision which faces the American

　　students ready to begin higher education is the

　　choice of attending a large university or a small

　　college. The large university provides a wide range of

　　specialized departments as well as numerous courses

　　within such departments. The small college, therefore, 5.__________

　　generally provides a limited number of courses

　　and specializations but offers a better student-faculty

　　ratio, thus permitting individualized attention to students.

　　6 Music the Johnny has learned to appreciate as

　　unpleasant is just dull noise to Jimmy——and quite 6.__________

　　possible, vice versa.

　　7 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural

　　resource and must be protected by law. It appears

　　that we all find company in sound, if we all 7.__________

　　demand a little quiet from time to time.

　　8 The farmer aroused at down or before it and

　　had much work to do, with his own muscles as his

　　chief source of power. He used axes, spades and 8.__________

　　other complicated tools.

　　9 Whether women who have started a career

　　will attain pay equality with men rests on at least

　　two factors. First, will most of them continue

　　part-time at their jobs after they have children? A 9.__________

　　break in their employment, or a decision to work

　　part-time, will slow their raises and promotions as

　　it would for men.

　　10 Whether true or not, the story illustrates the

　　problem with idioms. They are almost possible to 10.__________

　　understand from the meanings of the individual

　　words. And with English idioms, even the same

　　words may have different meanings.