The old couple wanted to sell their house and ______ it in a newspaper.

Bad habits are no way easy to be ______; it needs your determination and perseverance.

In fact, he ______ in bed all the morning without doing anything, but he _____to me about that.  

In the country guests tend to feel they are not highly __________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.

Many animals _____________the same fate as the large extinct elephant because of the environment.

During the Olympic torch relay, thousands of people __________ in either side of the street.

Generally speaking, every child wants to be _________ when he does something good.

The graduation ceremony, which thousands of graduates _________ last night, was a success.

It has been announced that the dispute will be ____________ through negotiation.

A Chinese low-budget film, Lost in Thailand, has _______ profits and praise since it hit movie theaters on 12 December.

My uncle _______ from the government as a result of his poor health.

—Has the doctor _______the old woman of her illness? —No, he ______ her but didn’t ________ her. 

Steve Jobs, American former Apple CEO and founder, ______ a week after birth by Paul and Clara Jobs, was a person who changed the world. 

My friend ______ me to buy me a present for the coming Spring Festival.

It was his laziness and his rudeness that ______ his success.

— Why does he walk like that? It seems that he has great difficulty in walking.  — Because he got ____ in an accident three years ago.

You should thank Peter. It was he who finally ____ your son to stop smoking and playing computer games.

The following morning we left the hotel early and _____ for the beautiful lake in the city.

The past 30 years has ______ the great changes that have taken place in China.

With economy developing at great speed, our city has _____ quite a few changes in recent years.