The 12 million people in Mexico City woke up on September 19th, 1985, to find their city ________ after the terrible quake.

American English has changed _______ the centuries. There are several reasons _____ this.

---Look! The telephone is broken. Someone damaged it ________ purpose.
---That may be right. But perhaps it was broken _________ accident.

Mr. Harris apologized for the children ______ the lady _____ what they had done.

The direction_____ which the president would go was kept a secret_____ safety concern.

I do not want to accuse him _____ telling lies．

Although the medicine can cure you ______ your illness, it has a bad effect ______ you.

He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be _____ the pain in the leg.

The equipment for disabled people should be ______ easy reach in public places.

Many Americans live on credit, and their quality of life is measured _________ how much they can borrow, not how much they can earn.