Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the given words. 1. By the end of 2002, the corporation had to sell all products cheaply, price had fallen _____(catastrophe), as advanced economies had under gone a profound transition. 2. Johnson isn't tired of Tokyo, it seems, but appearance can be _____(deceive). 3. Although a step forward had been taken, their religious _____(convict) prevented them from taking up arms. 4. Many young man are not allowed to go out, _____(apparent) because of fears that they may join the army in exile. 5. The ability of _____(persevere) despite of obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others. 6. Now these are people who have lived with war for no more than two decades, and nobody____(flinch) when when they hear gunfire unless it's very close. 7. Few Europeans who____(venture) beyond the Himalayas have returned to tell the tale. 8. Whoever this woman is, she made of____(stern) than a man is when facing unpredictable hardships.