Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _________ among the costliest natural disasters on record. 

There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations to           this responsibility. 

There isn't an empty table.  Would you mind_____?    (    )

Nowadays no one can ignore the power of____, because they can expose the truth to the public so as to solve the problems.

(2009年合肥市高三第一次教学质量检测)The society today offers the young generation more chances to           their talent and skills．