The word "fizzle" in the first sentence of paragraph 4 can best be paraphrased as ______.
A.make voice
B.fail
C.come out
D.stagger
Investors unanimously voted in favor of the______merger.
A.propose
B.proposed
C.proposal
D.proposing
Which of the following is likely to sympathize with the victims of pay discrimination?
A.George W. Bush.
B.U.S. Supreme Court.
C.Hillary Clinton.
D.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
In hopes of______tourists, the government developed the region into a golf course.
A.pulling
B.attending
C.appealing
D.attracting
All bank transactions made after 1 p.m. ______the following business day.
A.filed
B.filing
C.were filed
D.will be filed
The report showed four out of 10 cities ______had poor drinking water standards.
A.looked
B.surveyed
C.prepared
D.measured