1、 The two countries have developed a ______ relation and increased a great deal in foreign trade.

2、 The (receding) prices of these stocks sent many investors panicking and despairing.

3、 The parents of the bride ______ my presence at the wedding as we had been neighbors for years.

4、 The chairman of the board ______ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.

5、 The boss felt (suspicious) about the truth of the account, therefore, he determined to get down to having a good check.

6、 The doctor's ______ was that she should go and see the specialist in this field.

7、 Mr. Johnson (evidently) regarded this as a great joke.

8、 Forests are (delicate) systems that, if disturbed, can be permanently destroyed.

9、 To (suppress) this uprising completely seemed to be too difficult a mission to these officials.

10、 In 1986 the country (initiated) restrictions on the use of pesticides.