Despite his great efforts,he ______unsuccessfully after all.

When they had finished playing,the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out.

Thirty soldiers were killed and many more were ______.

Around 1850,a terrible disease ______the potato crop,and potatoes ______bad in the soil.

The poisonous atmosphere will surely ______a lot of people.

—Have you found anything wrong with your computer?—Yes,and I was about to give it up when an idea ______to me that it may be struck by some kind of virus.

John hadn’t been able to stop smoking suddenly;he had to control his smoking desire ________.

A lot of people were made tired of the lecture which ________as long as four hours.

It took the scientists seven days to________Takla Makan________“the sea of death”.

Mr. Green, who is a member of Labor Party, has _____ Mr Brown as President.

An expert was _____ to give a speech on how to learn English well.

Scientists have made a major ____ in cancer research. 

His success _______ his hard work.

All the money he had had been ____, so he had to make a living by begging.

Waste paper, waste glass, and waste iron can all be _____.

Food supplies may ________ towards the end of the trip, so we can’t waste any food.

Don’t _____ others. God helps the people who depend on themselves.

Why not ________ an order ________ a TV set of this new type?

My father walked _____ in the room, looking as if he was thinking over something.

His proposals were _____ with cheers.