1、 The research team has made all necessary preparations for the project to start and they are frustrated to learn that it is to be （ ）indefinitely.

2、 I was hoping （ ） to leave early today.

3、 （ ） I wanted to keep our friendship, we could not help but be apart for some reason.

4、 Most plants use the sun’s light to （ ） food for themselves.

5、 The proud woman （ ） her son and would do anything to please him.

6、 While in New York, Sara developed a （ ）for oil painting.

7、 Because she spoke Spanish, she got around the country very well ( )

8、 The client was very hard to please and had been complaining （ ）、despite all our efforts to satisfy her demands.

9、 Mary （ ） my repeated warnings and lost all her money in the stock market.

10、 The new leader is determined to （ ） his party away from its past mistakes.

11、 Our train is already （ ）. I wonder whether we will be in time for Tom’s wedding.

12、 His paintings will be （ ） in Paris later this year.

13、 （ ） materials and troops in times of war is no easy job.

14、 Thousands were forced to （ ） to cities in search of job opportunities.

15、 Press reports say that firearms (枪械) kill or harm 10,000 American children each year.

16、 Our friendship finally broke up mainly （ ）my fault: I failed to keep in touch with him.

17、 We （ ）notice the presence of other cultures when they come into contact with our own.

18、 Those days the number of the unemployed, especially in the big cities, kept going up almost ( )

19、 She had no liking for aimlessness, and （ ） thought it vulgar (粗鄙的).

20、 A computer has many （ ） and the most important one is the Central Processing Unit, which is where the brains of the machine are.

21、 The maker movement is （ ） business, education and many aspects of our lives.

22、 What disturbs investors is the fact that the market has been fluctuating (波动) irrationally (非理性地) ( ）

23、 We aim to do better at （ ） the limitless power of the sun.

24、 Howard Hughes was （ ） in aviation design.

25、 The king tried to overcome the difficulty, immediately holding a meeting on how to （ ） the economy.

26、 The paintings （ ） i n this room are not for sale.

27、 As the outdoor concert attracted crowds of teenagers, the organizer made sure police and volunteers were present throughout the event, just in case. ( )

28、 It’s natural for young people to （ ）adventure and romance.

29、 The company’s new products are （ ） in the countryside.

30、 The travel agency apologized to the clients who missed the tour bus. In addition, it （ ） the additional travelling costs.

31、 This mistake （ ） in his over-confidence.

32、 The city officials drew up and （ ） a plan to promote creativity through the maker movement.

33、 The latest developments have （ ） that their worst fears were not unfounded/groundless.