1、 Temporary workers of the company were once not entitled to decent health care because they were just short-term “contractors” ________ how long they kept the same job.

2、 Her ________ was rarely wrong where such things were concerned, but there was always the off chance.

3、 Due to the ________ domestic market, the business has to adjust its import and export policies.

4、 Among young people, women seem to be more ________ to the illness than men.

5、 News soon ________ that he had resigned in a small neighbourhood.

6、 A key point that should be ________ in all population and development planning for this region is the provision of and access to basic social services.

7、 They wanted to ________ the reservation (保留地), which meant a lot of driving.

8、 I did not switch on the light in case it should ________ her.

9、 Many patients whose lives have been ________ and threatened by heart failure will probably agree that the benefits are worth the risks.

10、 There is always a moment in time when we can make a decision whether or not to ________ our anger.

11、 Recently a number of voluntary initiatives have sought to ________ a sense of belonging to the community on the part of young people.

12、 They got themselves in a mess by losing millions on loans to foreign countries and ________ borrowers at home.

13、 The Brownings have not turned ________ yet and I doubt whether they will come.

14、 Most mothers, if forced to leave home for a few days, would ________ their children to the pet dog for safekeeping rather than hand them to their lawful father.

15、 The apple ________ is hard and green, though the same price as a week ago.

16、 The crime was ________ by evidence of child abuse and the fact that the victim was very young.

17、 Look, we’re about to ________ the last and final stage of our academic careers together.

18、 The company failed to ________ its reputation for its illegal business activity.

19、 ________ the pretext of showing Paul how to do it, Alan flew the kite himself.

20、 Good television programs should ________ to different types of interest and taste among the public.