Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. maintain prestige whereby nominate inhibit patriotic pursuit dedication endeavor transcend 1. Most cities in the country have introduced "Clean Air Zones"_____1________ factories and households are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel. 2. He knows that the_____2____ of social status can consume vast amounts of his time and effort. 3. The doctors are at a loss because so far no medicine has been found to___3____ the spread of the disease. 4. We see many special education directors trying to___4___ the quality of their programs with much less money and much smaller staff. 5. People there are told it is their__5___ duty to support the national economy by buying their own products. 6. Darwin's thinking both drew upon and___6___ the conventional ideas of his time. 7. In spite of all your___7___ , there may be times when you encounter difficulties in the training process. 8. My advice to Mr. Stewart is to think carefully before entering into a career in medicine, as this is a field which requires a lot of___8__ and long working hours. 9. Most Chinese parents would prefer to choose some professions that are stable and could bring____9___ and economic benefits. 10. It is legally possible for an elderly person to___10____ someone to act for them, should they become incapable of looking after themselves.