It is sad to see him go but it won’t make a(n) ___ to the way we conduct our affairs.

Due to the policy of free highway fees on major holidays, too many passenger cars are trapped on the highways, causing heavy traffic jams, some even _______ for several hours.

President Hu Jintao urged every effort ________ to rescue and treat the injured German tourists in a traffic accident in Tianjin on the morning of Oct1, 2012. 

When my father lost his job our living _______ had to be cut to the bone.

He prefers _____books at home rather than ______TV.