题目内容：

请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或中文的提示，写出下列各句空格 中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

1.It's no use reasoning with him now because he is as s ______ as a mule.

2.Trump is a（n）______（了不起的）father who impressed on his children the importance of independence and hard work when they were young.

3.As you go further south, you will notice a g ______ change of climate, warmer and warmer.

4.Maybe we should r ______ ourselves of modem technology and return to simpler times.

5.Film fans usually consume much popcorn, especially when watching a ______（令人紧张的）thriller.

6.The government made a statement ______（谴责）the bombing which killed hundreds of innocent citizens.

7.There are stories about his g ______ and the massive amounts of money he gave to charities.

8.The former Secretary-General of the United Nations is ______（热爱）by people all over the world for his noble character.

9.Living in ______（极度）poverty, children in this area don't have a chance to get educated, which in turn, worsens the situation.

10.The new Employment Promotion Law, coming into effect in early 2008, will introduce new measures to root out d ______ against women in employment.