We mention the importance of giving up smoking once and again, but hardly ______ it.

He studies so hard to avoid （ ） at the bottom of the class.

All the passengers （ ） in the accident were sent to the nearby hospital in no time.

She is very （ ） to his ugly appearance.

（ ） has already been pointed out before, English grammar is not a set of dead rules.

_____ breaks the law will be punished sooner or later.

He was （ ） enough to see that Jake was the best candidate for the job.

Mass production has made （ ） the goods and services we want at a lower price.

The doctor said that mental （ ） is the major cause of his sleeping problem.

—Professor Wang, must I hand in the paper this week? —No,（ ） . You can hand it in next week.

The restaurant is busy on Sundays, so I’ll make a phone call today to _____ a table.

The committee is expected to_____a decision this evening.