1. There's little chance that mankind would a nuclear war B endure C. maintain D. survive 2. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women this field is climbing A engaging B devoting C registering D. pursuing 3. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food B D supply 4. she wondered if she had made a mistake A. Not until long afterwards that B. Not long until afterward C. It was not until long afterwards that D. It was long afterwards until 5. Humid ity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to it A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain 6. She once again went through her composition carefully to all spelling mistakes from it A. withdraw B diminish C abandon D. eliminate 7. Those people a general understand ing of the present situation A. lack of B are lacking of C. lack D. are in lack 8. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply a. declined 9. Crisis would be the right term to describe the in many animal species A. minimization B restriction C descent D. decline Assignment 1. Finish the exercises after the text 2 Write a brief introduction to nelson mandela1. There’s little chance that mankind would __ a nuclear war. A. retain B. endure C. maintain D. survive 2. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women __ this field is climbing. A. engaging B. devoting C. registering D. pursuing 3. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short __, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food. A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply 4. __ she wondered if she had made a mistake. A. Not until long afterwards that B. Not long until afterwards C. It was not until long afterwards that D. It was long afterwards until 5. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to __ it. A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain 6. She once again went through her composition carefully to __ all spelling mistakes from it. A. withdraw B. diminish C. abandon D. eliminate 7. Those people __ a general understanding of the present situation. A. lack of B. are lacking of C. lack D. are in lack 8. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply __. A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped 9.Crisis would be the right term to describe the __ in many animal species. A. minimization B. restriction C. descent D. decline Assignment 1.Finish the exercises after the text. 2.Write a brief introduction to Nelson Mandela