The earnings of women are well below that of men educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.

A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take

A. Being the fourth biggest city B. It was once the fourth biggest city

C. Once the fourth biggest city D. The fourth biggest city it was

A. having been lost B. to be lost C. losing D. lost

A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if

A. what B. whatever C. where D. however

A. by contrast B. by nature

C. on the whole D. on the average

A. instead of B. in addition to

C. as well as D. at the cost of

A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks

A. breaking B. having been broken C. break D. be breaking

A. have stolen B. steal C. stole D. stealing