1、 ------he hasn’t any formal qualification, he has managed to do very well.

2、 It was the training that he had as a young man------ made him such a good technician.

3、 ------today, he would get there by Friday.

4、 ------the sentence pattern and vocabulary ------this paragraph is quite simple.

5、 Not once------ his view of life.

6、 At the beginning of this term, our history teacher------ a list of books for us to read.

7、 He talks about Rome as if he------ there himself.

8、 The good service at the hotel------ the poor food to some extent.

9、 This factory is now trying to ------a new model.

10、 In our modern society no one can avoid------- by advertisements.

11、 She longed to visit Italy, ------she often dreamt about it.

12、 The investigation group, which ------two men and three women, set out last week.

13、 We should------ the idea because it is unsuitable.

14、 Both Mary and Ellen,------ Jane, are studying Chinese at Peking University.

15、 While other people were asleep, only Mike----- at the gate.

16、 The little girl ------a handkerchief from her pocket to clean her hands.

17、 We were------ the difficulty how to supply food to those in need.

18、 He is -----of stealing money from the old woman.

19、 They cannot -------upon to offer much support.

20、 This computer is------- storing millions of bits of information.

21、 Why are Don and Tames such good friends? What do they have ------?

22、 John and Sally ------all their problems cheerfully.

23、 This letter is so badly written that I can’t------ what the writer is trying to say.

24、 Even if he------ here, he would not be able to help us.

25、 We tried ------to reach you last night, but your phone was always busy.

26、 -------in space, the satellite sent us a great deal of information.

27、 We------- gas right in the middle of the main street and blocked traffic.

28、 If he ------the problem well, he couldn’t have solved it.

29、 He is------ the lower branches of the trees.

30、 The boy asked the teacher to excuse -------.

31、 Much ------, TV sets are being produced in larger and larger quantities every year.

32、 I couldn’t fall asleep unless I exercised ------of exhaustion.

33、 ------the right address, we found her house easily.

34、 Neither John nor his parents------ at home.

35、 Can machines perform the same tasks ------?

36、 We believe him to------ a mistake.

37、 When I visited your country again last year I found it completely -------.

38、 If Julia had told me in advance, I------ her at the airport.

39、 I can’t help------ about what he said once again.

40、 I don’t think he is n man -------.