Why were you upset? The headteacher wasn’t blaming anyone. He         said things like that could be avoided. 

Sometimes parents’ control of young kids will be thought to be such an invisible rope, with which to tie them tightly, that they _____ tried to cut it.

Progress so far has been very good．We are,    __, confident that the work will be completed as expected．

He ran ________ fast that I couldn’t catch up with him.

What a terrible experience! ________, you’re safe now — that’s the main thing.

I’m not sure exactly how much money you’ll receive, but it will ____ cover your major expenses.

--- Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students？--- _____, I do. I think it’s a great idea.

We don’t care if a hunting dog smells _____, but we really don’t want him to smell ____.

She didn’t mention her troubles to Mr. Li，who might have helped her ______.

You needn’t have apologized for your absence—      , it’s hardly your fault.

He began to take political science        only when he left school.

A good “teammate” doesn’t ___ make a good partner. Those who put their partners in this category were most ____ to describe their relationship as slightly unhappy.

The boy managed to climb out of the car, ________ unhurt

Great inventors don’t ________ graduate from famous universities. Some didn’t even go to university.

His report was so exciting that it was   __   interrupted by applause（掌声）.

I went the village yesterday_________ to see my uncle, who lived there for 20 years.

My uncle lost his ID card yesterday. ______, a boy found it and gave it back to him last night. 

I _____ watch foreign movies in my spare time ，but I appreciate Chinese ones occasionally at home.

It’s ________ accepted that men like playing football more than women.

The poor boy couldn't work the problem out. He wasn't ____ clever.