The weekend snowstorm hit the city hard. ______, many primary schools decided to cancel Monday classes.

“Your homework is all right;          , you can do it better, I think.” said the mother.

If we leave right away,           , we’ll arrive on time.

—I heard a bus accident happened yesterday. —The bus crashed. Luckily, only a few passengers were _____ injured in the traffic accident.    

The little child didn’t understand the ____ question so there was a ____ expression on his face.

From his         voice on the phone, I know everything is going under way.

The conference was ________ fixed for the 10th, August, but later the unexpected landslide (泥石流) in Zhouqu in Gansu province, made us put it off.

Since the man had no choice but to fight back, we’d better _________ him.

Generally speaking, the family, not the school, plays the       role in educating children for life.

I dropped my keys in the grass, but luckily Kate _______ them.

He never complains about the difficulties he has in life．   ，he always has ways to overcome them．

Jimmy managed to make a(n)        profit out of the deal，for he had got such a good opportunity．

We all       goodbye to my father as he was on the train to Beijing．

One of the characteristics that make me different from many people is my adaptability-I'm_______  and comfortable in new or unusual situations.

I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I________myself much discomfort.

The two girls, born four days ____in January 1986, have been friends since their junior days and both won the championship this year.

 It is really important for parents to reach a ______ between what they want and what their kids desire.

 I didn’t like the color of the coat my mother bought me, so she went back to _______ it for another one.

 —He thinks that girls are smarter than boys when it comes to learning English. —But two years ago he thought_______. 

 John began to feel little beads of sweat going down the back of his neck. His words seemed to have had no visible _______ on the man.