2. During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to ______ bread for days.

He ________ me to come to my birthday party, but until it was over he didn’t appear at all.

The premier _____ the advanced workers, saying that they should not be those who had no _____.

In this section, we will briefly describe possible ways of reducing the costs and risks ______ in doing this.

She is such an irritating woman, I don’t know how you can ______ her.