Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. I’m just coming around to have a friendly ________ with you. How are you doing? 2. When you’re writing a paper, you must ________________ the sources of the statements you have quoted to support your argument. 3. As the saying goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” People who want to make things better can do so if only they are strongly 4. The expression of intense feelings in a simple and yet profound way is recognized as a _____________ of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. 5. Thomas Jefferson devoted himself completely to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence _______ his personal sorrow and trouble. 6. As the most __________ US president, Franklin Roosevelt left a legacy which still deeply affects the country today. 7. Madame Curie is often _____ as an example of a great scientist who would never yield to hardships in her quest for knowledge. 8. As I see it, laziness is the biggest ________ to person’s success. 9. Curiosity is the best teacher. If materials of no ________ interest are crammed into students’ head, no effective learning can be achieved. 10. What are your _______ for selecting the greatest literary works of the 20th century? 11. It’s good to see a child develop different interests, but when any interest turns into an __________ it can be worrying to parents. 12. Before they go to school, children manage to progress from newborns with only ______ abilities to children with an enormous amount of knowledge about the ten years of research. 13. Mother Teresa will long be remembered for her unique ____________ to the cause of caring for the sick and dying. 14. Albert Einstein, Franklin Roosevelt’s _____________, got involved in politics by suggesting the government develop its own nuclear weapons program. 15. For the inclusion of your record in the Guinness Book of World Records, an application must be _________ to its headquarters in London. 16. History has proved that in time of crisis a capable and charismatic (有魅力的) person must be called to leadership so as to raise the nation’s ______.