The conference was ________ fixed for the 10th, August, but later the unexpected landslide (泥石流) in Zhouqu in Gansu province, made us put it off.

Generally speaking, the family, not the school, plays the       role in educating children for life.

—He thinks that girls are smarter than boys when it comes to learning English.
—But two years ago he thought_______.

There is still much to discuss. We shall, ______ , return to this issue at our next meeting.

Sir, you are not allowed to enter the building without our manager’s ________.

Believe it or not, there are a number of words in the English language which were French in __________.

Make a reservation in advance, _______ you would risk having to wait for a table.

China will continue to curb inflation(通货膨胀) and the economy still has great _______ for rapid growth in the near future.

The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.

I believe his design is ______for it’s completely different from others’.