1 married 2 finance 3 survive 4 grab at 5 monthly 6 replacement 7 classic 8 give up 9 manufacture 10 stock 11 look sb. in the eye 12 option 13 acquaintance 14 instantly 15 straighten out 16 pick out 1 A ___ statement is a general term for a personalized financial record that regularly informs a recipient about the status of his or her account. It is generally mailed to the recipient on or near the same day each month. 2 Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party which was a good opportunity for them to gather and renew ________. 3 My parents’ marriage was a ______ of its time--those years of the so-called cultural revolution, with no wedding ceremony and no honeymoon. 4 Having failed in the examination, Owen didn’t dare ____ his father _____. 5 Britain still has a bicycle industry; frames and complete bicycles are _____ here, though most of the components are imported. 6 The employees of the company are treated right with handsome paychecks and stocks ______. 7 San Francisco is on of the largest cities in California and a leading center of culture, ______, and industry in the United States. 8 Steve announced just now that he was leaving, but the coach had already started looking around for a ______ weeks before. 9 Shortly after he learned of the earthquake, the man hurried back to his hometown, searching high and low to find out whether his parents had ______ the calamity. 10 I was listening for Grace’s voice, but it wasn’t easy to ___ it____ among all the others. 11 The survey reveals that an increasing number of young people claim they enjoy ____ life. 12 Someone _______ the letter I was reading. Looking up, I was delightfully surprised to find that it was my former classmate.