In my opinion, more importance should be ________ to developing students’ abilities to solve problems.

It’s better for you to take some time to prepare your annual (年度的) performance _____ carefully, which will decide whether you will get a promotion next year.

------I didn't mean ______ my mother.------But talking to her like that meant ______ her.

 — Alice, have you heard that the grocery store down the street was ______, and nearly all the things there were stolen?— God! Really? That’s horrible!

 He _____ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark.