6. —Poor and backward area ________ Western China is, many college students are willing to work there after graduation.   —I can’t agree more. More chances of employment are available.

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48. According to David Blankenhorn, people commonly believe that ________

12. A Russian plane broke up in the air, ________ all 224 people on board which was believed ________ by a bomb planted by Islamic State.

1. ______ increase in the oil price have prompted anxiety among the car owners.

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41. The best title of the passage can be ________

5. —The Spring Festival is drawing near. I am considering traveling in a small town, especially ______ with an ocean view.   —I agree with you; I would appreciate it if you could take me there.

14. Scholars from the University of Kansas published the results of a decade-long study recently, suggesting that sending children to “pre-school” at the age of 4 comes too late to ________ educational drawbacks at home.

9.Physicians need ________ expertise in pain and symptom management and skills in communication to meet the many needs of this population.

52. It can be inferred that the author is most probably ________.

54. A neighborhood was classified as a “slow” one when ________.