Company losses were 50 percent worse than in the （ ） period last year.

Whether women should spend more time outside home has long been the subject of heated （） within the medical profession.

No one knows whether a child’s （） towards fatness is inherited or due to the food he eats.

The host made a sincere （） to his guests for having canceled the firework show.

The recollection of the parting scene made me fall into a state of deep （） .  

Airplane and television are among the （）of science.

Modern medicine has increased man's life（）.

This is a film in which Spielberg used real actors instead of （）men.

It is universally acknowledged that making the （） from youth to adulthood can be very painful.

（）and wage increases have not kept in step.

Could you give me some （） as to when I am likely to receive a reply?

A newspaper (    ) will sometimes be distributed free with the newspaper.

As a businessman, he would often stay away from the city for three or four weeks at a (an) (     ).

Before going to the party, she had to iron out the （） in her dress.

As we were saying goodbye, the train started with a （）.

Parents should attach importance to their children’s （） from adolescence to adulthood.

The show was on the （） of being canceled due to low ratings.

During their teaching practice, the students had to visit some local schools for the （） of lessons in progress.

The new manager’s（ ）and enthusiasm have helped the company to achieve its international success.

She gave us unfailing （） and became an essential part of our family.