The committee went ______ the proposals for a second time.

In my opinion, it’s important not to ______ in this kind of political dispute.

The current economic recession is threatening the ______ of many people in the country.

Yu-lin and her brothers gave their parents a big party in ______ of their 50^th wedding anniversary.

Due to Typhoon Emerson, the price of vegetables has ______ greatly over the past few days.

Don’t be troubled by Amanda’s frequent angry moods. It’s just ______ of her illness.

Bruce read two film scripts; he didn’t enjoy one, a comedy, but he did enjoy ______, a thriller.

Tourists have left a lot of soda cans and plastic bags in and ______ the park.

When Paul and Ann were children, they ______ visit their cousins in Chicago from time to time.

______ that something like this would happen to me.

Some of Curt Wilder’s books have been widely read ______ others have remained relatively unknown.

Kuo-hwa, an optimist, is always cheerful, ______ hardships with an eagerness to overcome them.

To our surprise, Tina was given permission to enter the third grade, although she ______ the previous grade.

I hope to do as ______ swimming this summer as I did last year.