Five or more short blasts on a vessel’s whistle indicates that she is（）.

Five or more short blasts on a vessel’s whistle indicates that she is（）.

If the Vendor is unable to make delivery，or to make delivery in good time，owing to force majeure then the Vendor’s obligation to deliver shall（）.

I don’t know（）there’s any shortage or not.

Dressy office（）include dinner with a client，dinner at the boss’s house, a banquet，a client’s party，or an office holiday.

It’s time（）(采取措施) about the traffic problem downtown.

Who are happier, modern people or people in the past?  

The consignee’s refusal to take delivery，or failure to do so within a reasonable time，also puts an end to（）liability as a carrier.

Does Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition begin with theories, or with data?

The consignee’s refusal to take delivery，or failure to do so within a reasonable time，also puts an end to（）liability as a carrier.

—Hurry up, or we’ll be late.—Take your time. it’s just ______ short distance from here to ______ cinema.

Practice 11　　Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.　　It is easy to make judgments about people and their actions when we do not know anything about their circumstances or what motivated them to take those actions. But we should look beyond a person’s actions. When people do things that we consider outrageous, inconsiderate, or harmful, we should try to understand why they acted as they did.　　Assignment: Is it important to try to understand people’s motivations before judging their actions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.