It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.

They are well ______ with each other since they once studied in the same university.

We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of ________ materials.    

The thief tried to open the locked door but ______.    

The famous scientist ______ his success to hard work. 

A healthy life is frequently thought to be ______ with the open countryside and homegrown food.    

We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.

When he tried to make a ______, he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention. 

The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.

Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual to individual and from face to face. 

Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the market. 

His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ________ his position in the government.

I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.　

Improved consumer confidence is _______ an economic recovery. 

Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.

When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want, the question ______ a variety of answers. 

As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he _____ his parents’ strict rules. 

Color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green.  

The old gentleman was a very________ looking person, with gray hair and gold spectacles.  

The ruling class had long been ________ to the sufferings of the peasants, which led to the revolution.