The U.S. government on Wednesday _______ former Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as ambassador to China, making him the first Chinese-American ever to take the post.

The picture of advertisement was well taken while its ______was badly written.  

 -- I rang you several times yesterday, but couldn’t ______ . -- I’m sorry, but my phone didn’t work.

We think anyone whose careless actions＿＿＿＿＿serious results should be punished．

(2013·湖北武汉武昌区高三联考)One way to ________ species under threat of extinction—whatever the cause—is to remove them to zoos or parks and feed them there.