1. You can't cure a common cold, but you can ____ the symptoms.
A moderate B alleviate
C dilute D subdue
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2. For years scientists have been ___ by the strange circles that have appeared in cornfields.
A tangled B terrified
C evoked D baffled
3. The flood was a___ from which Bangladesh has never really recored.
A calamity B downfall
C reverse D scandal
4 Our company's management____negotiations on a new union contract
A launched B triggered
C terminated D preserved