Before I reached the top of the mountain, even I myself didn' t believe that I could______ it.
Paul did a great job in the speech contest. He______ many times last week.
Later she______ her daughter for having talked to her father in that rude way.
Trains stop here in order to______ passengers.
You had better______ my telephone number before you forget it.
There are still a lot of difficulties for us to______.
The new regulation does not______ until the first of March.
It is said that those people can______the plastic sheet into money, but I don't believe it at all.
Is there anyone who______ the plan put forward by the committe?
To our disappointment, Bill______ to win the very important game.
I believe that each of us can______ to the future of the world.
The tribe had been living in that part of the area for generations until the civil war______.
A brother______ not be a friend, but a friend will always treat you like a brother.
When people do not______ to acceptable standards of behavior, they are bound to offend other people.
The date of the meeting has been______ from June 5 to June 8.
He thought about the problem over and over, and suddenly a good idea______ to him.
Whenever the man says something against his wife, she______ to lose her temper.
We are trying to_____ whether the system works well.
High interest rates______ people from borrowing money even when they are in bad need of it.
It would take hours to work the answer out, so I______ my calculator.
The color of the skirt does not______ that of the coat.
Our hopes______ at the sight of the doctor.
The age of the students in this class______ from eighteen to twenty.
- -Have you______ your friend Bill recently?
- -No, he doesn' t often write to me.
- -Must I return the book you lent me to you now?
- -No, you______. You can keep it for another few days.
John, you______ play with the knife. You______ hurt yourself.
There seems to be an electrical problem. I' lI get someone to______ it.
If either of you had been able to______ your anger, the fight would have been avoided.
The children______ more to her than anything else in the world.
She resigned and______ her work to one of her younger colleagues.
The country has______ too many wars in the past few decades, and its people are longing for peace so much.
This kind of analysis______ the problem to its simplest form.
The dentist has decided to______ the girl's bad tooth.
As a result of careless washing, the jacket______to a child' g size.
Your inner strength will enable you to______ over obstacles in life.
Experts are making an investigation on the spot. They want to find a way to______ the tower.
The number of exports from those foreign-invested enterprises in China______ half of the country's total number of exports.
You______ me up. I don'l have to go to work loday.
My grandmother had much a good memory that she could______ stories she had heard in her childhood.
The children were______ around their grandmother.
Many great artists were not famous in their own time, and people only started to______ them many years later.
The population of Africa is______ so rapidly that it causes concern of the whole world.
I have______ a new computer from the supplier.
Fred used to______ late with his roommates to play computer games.
He______ the test, but he wasn't careful enough.
She______ some old photographs in a drawer.
The couple would like to see their son______, get married, and have kids.
The friends of his roommate were so noisy that he couldn 't______ them any more.
In Chinese culture, “red"______ happines, while in some wetern counties”red” is more connected wit danger and warning.
As I had changed my plan, I phoned the holel to______ my reservation.
______ the different meanings of these words in a dictionary.
Accidents often______ from carelessness.
China has______ great importance to the development of its soft power.
Digital teaching, since introduced, has______ our way of learning, enabling us to focus more in class.
- -I'd like to go to see the film with you, Dad.
- -Sorry, my son, but only the grown-ups are______ into the cinema.
- -This new dress code______ everyone at school, teachers and students alike.
- -Yes, there are no exceptions.
If the manufacturers had______ the cars with faults in time, some accidents might have been avoided.
My mother's health______ under the pressure of a big project and she had to see the doctor.
- -Why did you______ the third paragraph of your rewritten composition?
- -Because I thought it was off the point.
This kind of plant______ grass in appearance , so it's difficult for the students to tell them.
In modern times, people have to learn to______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.
Why______ to go abroad to study, when there are so many good universities at home?
Caroline doesn't have a gift for music, but she______ it with hard work.
Steven_______my letter; otherwise he would have replied before now.
The road to the island only appears when the tide has______.
Applicants for the Olympic volunteers must be able to_______excellent services to meet the demands of the Games.
Parents should cooperate with teachers and_______themselves in their children 's education.
Tom can't speak Chinese, but Peter_______.
The students of this university complain about traffic noises which________them when they are having classes.
She said that she would be here at seven o 'clock. But she didn't______until eight.
Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to________the impact of the oil spill.
People found to their horror that two-thirds of the adult population in that area had______AIDS.
People in that district_______use oil lamps, for there is no gas or electricity.
A class is said rather vaguely to_______group of persons sharing similar occupations and incomes, and as a consequence similar life-styles and beliefs.
Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man_______and left.
The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I'll phone up today and______a table.
She seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to_______her companion.
The general strike is a means of______the total authority of the government.
Last year, some poor people had hardly______the severe winter.
A thief broke______when I was leaving for my office.
This ticket______you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
The store had to______a number of clerks because sales were down.
The ancient Egyptians are supposed______rockets to the moon.
The fire_______ two persons' death as well as the damage of all the store's property.
People are more______to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those without.
I did not mean______anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn't resist ______one.
I'm sure that they will ______the game.
He is working very hard to______the lost time in the past 10 years.
Jack described his father,who______a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man.
Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it______.
We______have proved great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.
One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______healthy eating habits.
People were disturbed and began to see where the noise______.
Mary_____that coat, but she chose to lend the money to a needy neighbour.
My parents started off at about 5 o'clock in the morning.They ______ by now.
The flowers in our school______the beauty of our campus.
--The boss wants to talk to you. He seems unhappy with your performance.
--Oh, I______be in trouble. I hope he won' t fire me.
In October 2007, the Chang'e-1 satellite was successfully______at Xichang.
If they are willing to lend us the money we need, all our problems will be______.
The relationship between parents and their children______a strong influence on the character of the children.
He was late for work this morning because he______find his key.
Before you leave the classroom, ______all the lights.
Our manager is not in right now. Can I ______ a message?
I never seem to have any time______with my parents.
They all looked so happy. They______have succeeded after so many failures.
If you turn to the right at the corner, you'll find a path_____to the historical building.
Generally, it takes courage for an aged person______a new life in a strange country.
They still have some problems____in designing the new energy vehicles.
They were reduced to____the fact that they had lost the game.
The DNA test, together with other tests, ______the prisoner's innocence.
The teacher has his students______a composition every other week.
Your car wants______, so you'd better have it done as soon as possible.