简答题

25. In one way or another， its practitioners batten on the society which they and in which they refuse to take any responsibility. 
26. Under him， six or seven feet down， was a floor of perfectly clean， shining white sand， ______ firm and hard by the tides. 
27. Even better than that， it was marvelous the things that came to you in the ______  of fishing.
28. The modern ________ of beauty is not exclusively a function （in the mathematical sense） of wealth. 
29. When they got back home， as soon as he ________ her into the crib， she began to shout and wave her arms. 
30. Television’s variety becomes a ______， not a stimulus.
31. She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and ______ it. 
32. The first time she saw the picture alone she was sure there was more action， only a _______ motion， but more. 
33. She looked round the room， ______ all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years， wondering where on earth all the dust came from. 
34. Behind the scenes， Price/Costco follows an operating model in which it buys larger quantities and ________ better prices than competing stores. 
35. Putting aside the need to earn a living， I think there are four great ________ for writing， at any rate for writing prose. 
36. Continuity of ________ is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run， and for most men this comes chiefly through their work. 
37. The county attorney， after again looking around the kitchen， opens the door of a cupboard _____. 
38. Nobody spoke but Elgie came over， his ________ eyes filled with sorrow and misery. 
39. He spoke of how some people ______ the criminal misfits of society while the best men die in Asian rice paddies to preserve the freedoms that those misfits abuse.

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