In order not to _____ in front of the audience, the speaker spent many hours preparing his speech. 

______ to computer games, he had no time to go over his lessons. As a result, he failed in all subjects.

If you can't________ your shyness, you’ll never pass the interview.

(2013·辽宁，23)The accident caused some________to my car，but it's nothing serious.

－How many passengers were in the plane?－It ______ 227, 153 people from the Chinese mainland and one from Taiwan ______.