My brother ______French while he was working in Paris, and he could speak it very well.

 Spectators of horse racing come primarily to ________ the result of each race.

The NBA ______ of having the best basketball players in the world/

The plan was that the two parties should first reach an agreement on the basic ______, the details to be worked out later.

His wife is constantly finding ______ with him, which makes him very angry.

 I think it _____ that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present job.

 It is obvious that the hopes, goals, fears and desires _____widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

 He ________ us handsomely with a lot of money for helping him.

Those flowers were 　　　　 for your mother on her seventieth birthday， but as she is away， I would be glad if you accept them.

When he was young， he used to 　　　　 hard at his lessons.

My suggestion is that you should 　　　　 yourself to the new urban living style.

 The young man is quite brave and strong. He is always ready to　　　　heavy responsibilities and turn down the light ones.

After 15 years in the USA, he finally decided to ________ American citizenship.

Nowadays, China has become the largest consumer of mobile phones. _______, every person has one mobile phone.

 Better _______ the local customs or you will have a hard time.

He is driving a truck _______ of bananas when he came off the road at the bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountain.

Ladies and gentlemen, now I will _______ the story where I left off the day before yesterday.

—This teaching method seems good.—True. It can be __________ in a few selected schools to see how it works in practice.

 It can’t be a(n) __________that another big fire broke out in the same restaurant in three months.

Mrs. Smith has been teaching in a school since she graduated, so she is not __________ to associating with business people.