a. is incompatible with b. come through c. in reality d. called upon e. in a row f. take on g. runs against the grain h. in order i. were bound together j. touch down k. at a low cost l. from time to time m. in part n. frame of mind o. boil down to 1. The relations between the two countries may __________ a new look 2. Doctors are all ________ the devote to their patients. 3. His music generally ___________ of what is modern. 4. The anti-virus software________________ my computer system. 5. With such a weak heart she was lucky to _________ the operation. 6. The project, funded ______ by UNESCO, will span a period of 12 months. 7. Revenue increased because rice was purchased ________ and sold to consumers at a fixed higher price. 8. He felt that his fate and the nation’s fate _____________ inseparably. 9. I think a glass of champagne is ________, don’t you? 10. It is important for a player to go into a game ready and in the right _________.