1 Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the box below. Change the form where necessary. A. accomplish B. self-sufficient C. utility D. agent E. whatsoever F.system G. adjustment H. organic I. slow down J. set about K. consist of L. available M. ins and outs N. put in O. learn of P. be familiar with Jack has no interest ________ in pursuing an acting career. He loves writing and directing. 2. The idea was to have users upload ( 上传 ) their medical records, so that they could be ________ at any time. 3. Traffic jams often build up when drivers ________ to see what happened in a crash. 4. A native New Yorker, Ben ________ the city, its neighborhoods, and all he has connections with. 5. You may have already seen your dream house. Before you ________ an offer, you can do a few more things to ensure you purchase the right property for the right price. 6. Buying ________ fruit and vegetables costs more, and for many shoppers, the benefits hardly seem worth the extra expense. 7. ________ living is the practice of providing for your own needs without outside aid ( 帮助 ) or resources. 8. In the interview, the writer was asked how he ________ writing a novel based on a dream he once had. 9. Are you thinking of becoming an insurance sales ________ ? Take this quiz to find out if this is the right career choice for you. 10. The rent for the apartment is reasonable; besides, the ________ are included, which means you don’t have to pay anything for gas, electricity and water. 11. A central heating and cooling ________ produces warm or cool air in one central area and distributes it throughout the building. 12. We were deeply shocked and saddened when we ________ the sudden death of our newly retired professor. 13. If you know the ________ of something, you know all the details about it and understand how it works. 14. It’s long been proven that we can ________ any project if we break it up into small pieces and do the project one piece at a time.