The plan was so shallow and impractical that no serious _________was ever made to realize it.

The government has raised the tax on urban building (房产税) with the ______ of controlling the price of buildings.

The head office of the bank is in Beijing，but it has ______ all over the country.

．Hundreds of people gave their lives in __________ of freedom.

- You dress is quite beautiful on you. - Thank you. I got it when it was on sale. It was really a __________.