Mr White has just been in China for weeks and he’s trying to _____ the climate here. 

Children must be _________ to serve（服务） their country when they grow up.

John____Tom by a yard and____the race last year.

I firmly believe, as long as I      great efforts, my dream will come true sooner or later.

He just stared at me and there was an expression in his eyes that I couldn’t    ．