用括号里所给单词的正确形式完成句子。

1. There are a number of____ about the future of Higher Educa- tion.( predict)

2. I was hoping to ____my new boss with my diligence. (impres- sion)

3. Do you have a _____for tragedy or comedy?(prefer)

4. It was____ that his faith in the government was shaken.( evi- dence)

5. The government tried to avoid____.(controversial)

6. Modem cars____ from the early ones in many ways.( differ- ence)

7. By the end of the next decade,____ robots will be in wide use. ( industry)

8. He always deals with problems in a____ way.( convention)

9. We were attracted by those____ flowers.( fragrance)

10. Freedom depended on the____ of land.( possess)