1. ________ some people claim they can predict the future，there is no scientific basis behind it.

1. He's a fashion designer who's always swum against the stream；his work is very ________.

1. —Could you do me a ________ and take the box up to the sixth floor?

—With pleasure.No problem at all.

1. —It is reported on TV this morning that a group of college students went on an exploration in Huangshan，________ in the mountain because of their losing the way.

—Yes，I know.Worse still，in order to rescue them，many soldiers went to help，________ one of them to lose his young life.

1. —How about your school?

—Oh，very good.You can't find ________ one in this city.

1. I would appreciate _________ you could work with us to communicate to the American people ________ there are no more funds available for further improvement of social security.

1. It made our head teacher angry ________ Wang Lin，without the ________ from the school，was absent from class for a week.

1. When she heard her son had been admitted to a key university，words couldn't ________ her excitement.

1. Despite barriers and hardships，they ______ the research on cloning tissues.

1. A survey ________ by the UN shows developing countries are particularly attractive to tourists.