Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
If you plan to remain in the United States for any length of time, you will soon find 1.too expensive to stay in a hotel and will want to find another place to live. 2. is true in cities very where in the world, the 3.you live outside the city, generally the lower the rents will be. However, travelling to and 4.the city by bus, car or train may make it as expensive as living in the city. Naturally, it is easier to join in the life of a city 5.one is close to the center. 6.this reason, you may prefer to live as close to the center of the city as possible. Or, may prefer to rent a place for only a month or two until you become more familiar with 7.area.
Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves．I may not be "old" but I am certainly beginning to 36 it? turned 18 just over a week ago．I am now an adult．
As a child you 37 adults—or "grown-ups" as I used to call them—to always be in control．to know what is right and wrong． 38 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 39 in many aspects of life．But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true．
It is clear to me now that you do not 40 learning when you are 18．Every day you learn
something 41 , no matter what your age．However, I do understand when you become an adultyou have to 42 more responsibility．
Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those．I have already 43 myself the nickname "housekeeper"．
I can even drive now, which is pretty 44 , because of the frequency of accidents．But that's not to say that 18 is not 45 to be．Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 46 ．In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 47 Day．More and more of my friends want to become politicians, and it is great to
think that they can change things for the better．
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Always remember it is none of your business _____ other people think about you．Just believe in yourself．
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B．what |
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D．when |
The members of the board are discussing the problem right now; it will _____ have been solved by the end of next week．
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B．immediately |
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C．hopefully |
D．undoubtedly |
All the citizens strongly insist those found _____ "harmful" advertisements in the street should be punished strictly．
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B．being put up |
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D．to be putting up |
All the preparations for the task _____, and we're ready to start．
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B．complete |
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D．have been completed |
