1.Starting with the ___ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.
A.premise
B.pretextC.foundation
D.presentation
2.After several nuclear disasters, a ___ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
A.quarrel
B.suspicion
C.verdict
D.controversy
3.Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ___ for world conquest.
A.admiration
B.ambition
C.administration
D.orientation
4.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its alawys ___ with other elements, mostcommonly with oxygen.
A.being combined
B.having combined
C.to combine
D.combined
5.Physics is the present day equivalent of ___ used to be called natural philosophy, from ___most of present-day science arose.
A.which, what
B.that, which
C.what, whichD.what, that