On no account can parents always _______ with the children, otherwise they will become more greedy and come up with more unreasonable requests.

I listened carefully to his long boring speech, but could not        what he was talking about.  

He never    to help others in trouble because he is a kind-hearted man.

The boy was so careless that the glass fell from his hand and it ______ on the floor.

Susan’S husband encouraged her to attend the concert，_________ he would take care of the kids．

If the service is awful, a customer has the right to _____ to the manager.

Much to our joy, John was finally __________ to join in our adventurous journey.

It is bad manners to ________an invitation without a reason.

Considering your salary, you should be able to ____ at least twenty dollars a week.

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still_______the traditional customs.