There is a saying that acting before thinking always _________ failure.

When they organized the ANC Youth League, he_________ it as soon as possible.

At 3:42 am everything began to shake. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city _____ in ruins.

Along the way children ________ in long wool coats _______ to look at us

When Ed first phoned and       we play a racquetball game, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy victory.

David rode so fast that he couldn’t        hitting a passer-by and he fell off the bike.

---- What do you think of Andrew? ---- There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one.

People usually turn on the radio to listen to evergreen songs, which _____ them of their past.

Selina has recently ___________ Chinese painting to please her grandmother who was born in China．

So far this year we __________ a rapid rise in food prices by between 10 and 20 percent．

Don’t be so discouraged．If you         such feeling，you will do better next time．

Who says cats and dogs can’t          well? My dog acts as the eyes of my blind cat.

I’m surprised that some of these old houses       after the earthquake. 

We can hardly ________ what he really means on this controversial problem, as he doesn’t show his clear stand to anyone of us.

Are there any possible signs in nature that can ________ earthquakes with accuracy?

The principle of the heating system in this building is that pipes ________ hot water from the boiler to every part of it.

People’s working efficiency usually decreases more or less when the temperature _________ 35℃ or even higher. 

----- Where did you learn Greek? -----I didn’t. I _____ when I lived there.

Last year, the advertising rate _____ by 20 percent．

We had to _________ the engine piece by piece for transport.