（ ） I admit that she has shortcomings, I still like her.

Our main concern is to _____ the living standard of the people.

She （ ） tell white lies to make people feel better, to smooth things over.

Once you arrive in a new place, you’d better （ ） the local custom.

The Blacks are _____ people in the little town.

Words_____meaning, as we all know.

Our students are free to study （ ） interests them.

Visitors from the US have increased （ ） 8 percent since last year.

The Quality Control Staff is responsible _____ the quality of the products that come out of the factory.

It doesn’t matter _____ you pay in cash or by credit card in this store.

Education cannot be （ ） in any country.

We’re going to _____ the task that we haven’t finished.