You have to be a fairly good speaker to ________ listeners’ interest for over an hour.

The number of the students ______ this year’s entrance exam is 650,000 less than last year.

Hu Jin had promised that she would meet Li Fang after work, but she didn’t ______.

As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she _______that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark coat.

Kathy ______ a lot of Japanese while working with some Japanese engineer.

. --- ________ for the glass! It’s too dangerous. --- It’s OK. I’m wearing shoes .

She is working hard all day long, which will surely ______her success in her future work. 

The UN member states ______ positively and quickly after the quake rocked Haiti. 

Great Expectations is ＿＿ in England in the early 1800s.

It seems to be rather hard for the old man to _____ from French to Japanese.

As a war reporter in Iraq, Shui Junyi is _____ to many dangers.

To tell you the truth, every one, including me, won’t _____ your selfness and rudeness.

When speaking in public, it is important to _____ your message _____ and keep the attention of your audience.

The driver began to speed up to ________________ for the hour he’d lost in the traffic jam.

A good advertisement should ____ the consumers and direct their attention to the product.

.When _____ my childhood, I get lost in happy memories of times now gone forever. 

.This piece of evidence doesn’t _______ what the other witness said. We have to conduct a full investigation.

.The coach usually _____the trainees into different parts.

..Which director was he ______when talking about the latest film?

While working in the countryside , the students ________ a great deal of knowledge on plant life.