1 Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the box below. Change the form where necessary. assault bloom constantly correspondence dominate endure enjoyment exchange invasion impressive react to sympathize with count up realization retire separation someday 1.1 1. While I was working in a fast-food restaurant, I constantly dreamt of being able to own one______. 2. It was common for people to keep up _______ with friends through letters before the age of the Internet. 3. In modern Chinese society, women, to a large extent, are no longer _______by men either in family life or in the workplace. 4. There is now a growing ________ of the importance of recycling among the residents in our neighborhood. 5. The Japanese ______during World War II met with fierce resistance from the Chinese people. 6. It is wonderful to see flowers ______ in different colours after a long bleak winter. 7. The elderly landlady couldn’t ______the behavior of the young man any more: he tossed trash all over the building. 8. It is true that human beings have had war______ throughout history; nevertheless, human civilization has managed to survive. 9. An increasingly large number of Chinese plans to spend their time travelling to different countries and seeing more of the world when they______. 10. Last week I submitted my first project proposal and I was very anxious to know how the department manager would ______ it. 11. We all ______ those who lost loved ones in the disaster. 12. The general decided to launch an______ on the enemy at midnight. 13. At that time, most stores in that region allowed shoppers to ______ goods and services at a mutually agreed price. 14. The kids never received any professional training previously, but their performance was ______. 15. It’s amazing that the toddler can ______ to one hundred and backward.