The new president said she would _________ herself to protecting the rights of the old and the homeless, who are otherwise helpless and vulnerable.

Decide

Dedicate

Delicate

Divert

Laborers, whose sole ________ is earning their livelihood, feel that the time they spend on the daily grind is wasted and doesn’t contribute to their happiness.

Incentive

Indication

Incident

Coincidence

People are labeled as workers if their personal interests ________ with the jobs society pays them to do.

Collide

Coincide

Collaborate

Collect

Since the beginning of this century, China has built many modern conference centers with underground parking, air-conditioning and ___________ translation systems.

Similar

Systematic

Symbolic

Simultaneous

He is measuring the depth of the hole to ________ how much climbing line we'll need to get us down and back up again.

Gather

Gauge

Guide

Gain

He_________for the lead in the final round but ultimately finished in second position.

Confirmed

Contended

Contented

Contained

Smartphone conversations, which are fairly________ on commuter trains, can be annoying to fellow commuters.

Commonplace

Commercial

Communicative

Committed

Sufficient

Enough

Suffice

Supply

According to the latest statistics, most of the company's_____________is generated through the sale of smartphones.

Avenue

Revenue

Revenge

Relevance

Scientists have learned more about the__________ effects that human activities have on the environment and climate.

Adverse

Advanced

Advised

Advertised

I learned a great deal from this guide, and I am feeling very confident about my chances of passing the___________exam.

Coming up

Comingup

Upcoming

Up coming

There are rumors going around that this program will be___________in November or December and all the work will be stopped.

Published

Punished

Perished

Abolished

This program has transformed the airport's security screening area into an art gallery and is a pleasant___________for travelers.

Direction

Diversion

Distraction

Diversity

We hope that the new series of music festivals will_______interest in the arts in general and increase the city's international reputation.

Flash

Flourish

Foster

Flood

Correlate with

Contend with

Content with

Confirm with

Reject

Restrict

Refuse

Refrain

Counting down

Cutting down

Be counting down

Be cutting down

Slaving down

To slave away

Slave down

Slaving away

For sinking his teeth into

For sinking his tooth into

To sink his teeth into

To sink his tooth into

Contend with

Content with

Be content with

Be contented with