The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its __ considerably.

The central theatre has a seating __ of more than 3,000 people.

The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __ in the living room.

Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be __.

Jenny complained that the hospital _______ her too much for the treatment.

Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting housing agencies in the city.

The book fair has received a positive __ from readers.

If the operation __ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful.

VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points each) 将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。 当人类对周围的环境开始发问时，科学就诞生了。

他尽管病得很重，但还是参加了会议。