Burns will tell his board(全体委员) today that the Sports Council wants a non-voting member to _______the way the cash is spent.

This school has strict rules. Almost no one can ________ cheating in exams.

Though we have been staying up for days, there’s still _____ work remaining to be done.

Though he had tried to swim across the English Channel, he didn’t _______.

I don’t know why he has been absent _______ class for so long.

The best way to deal with these bad habits is not to _______ the habit in the first place.

Radium salts，which have been found to ______ in bones，give rise to bone cancer.

A great deal of advanced science and technology has been _______ since China carried out the reform and opening policy.

How many nationalities ______ the  country   ______？ 

After he retired from office, Rogers       painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

Look, the lights in the room don’t     . Someone must forget     . 

As we are busy these days, we might      this urgent work for the time being.

When the day dawned, stars      from the sky.

He did not      for a minute to save the drowning child and jumped into the river immediately.

The UN is trying to ______ the world ________ hunger.

To the surprise of many people, in ten years the city’s population _______ by 12%.

Since the outbreak of the disease, 90 patients have been         to have the illness and other suspected patients are still under examination. 

If you want to advance yourself in your studies, you will first have to ________ yourself of those shortcomings that can become barriers to progress.

The funny story ________ a loud laugh in the classroom.

It is difficult to ________ a conversation with someone who only says “Yes” and “No”.