1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.terminal impose racial conviction bid authorize historic site mission decade on the side slender make the best of religious close in on web1) China's economic success over the past three _________________ has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.2) Citibank(花旗银行)picked the chief executive of Etang.com as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the _______________ Peace Hotel along Shanghai's fabled waterfront.3) The United States last Wednesday _______________ tariffs(关税)of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic(国内的)industry.4) Although he was raised as a Christian, he's not really very _______________.5) You can distinguish between frogs and toads(蟾蜍)in the following way: frogs have _________________ bodies, long limbs, and a smooth skin, and toads have stouter bodies, short limbs, and dry skin.6) From the airplane window I could see a _____________ of city streets.7) Aunt Pat smiled at her little niece and _____________ her to eat.8) Dr. Rich Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web ______________ on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help.9) It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs ____________________.10) The president has __________________ his foreign minister, Mr. Burns, to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.11) Advances in telecommunications have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computer _______________ at home as it is from a town center office.12) Until the new gym is built, you have no option but to ________________________ existing buildings which may or may not suit your immediate requirements.