Everyone will tell you that becoming a parent is challenging, but you never really know what that means until you learn about it the ________ way.

Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum ________ her career in order to have children.

Nowadays more and more students _________ work in mountainous areas in summers.

In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to ___________ independent lives.

As John _________ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.

He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his _________ to do housework.

Tom went to the dentist to have his decayed tooth ______ as he couldn’t stand the toothache.

Mike accidentally broke the _______ stepping on it. He apologised to them for his carelessness.

The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.

British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ______.

The equator is an ______ line that divides the earth into two.

The city centre was quite a ______ away from my house. It takes me nearly an hour to drive there.

The ______ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ______ winner.

My uncle was ______ ill last month; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.

Patients at highest ______ of complications can be detected based on artificial intelligence techniques.

Although David was ______ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores.

In today’s paper, it _____ that the Vietnam’s national examination for high school students will take palce from June 24th to 27th.

The _____ of the palace in the water was very clear and dreamy.

You should pay attention to _____ precautions of this machine before operating it.

_____ our own interests is one of the most important factors in choosing a job.

The accident brought him to his _____ and made him stop drinking.

At first, it’s very difficult for the judge to identify the winner because the two runners seemed to cross the finishing line ______.

Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the company.

We should ______ with the difficulties we were confronted with rather than sitting still and complaining.

Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.

It used to be a small town, where people ______ fishing for a living.

The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.

With very high price of oil, people have to ______ on petrol.

I ______ sport to keep fit, not because I like it.

I can’t give you the answer on the ______; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.

New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and ______.

A. pull my leg

B. look gift horse in the mouth 

C. buy it through the nose

D. take it for granted  

Lan: "She seems ______ for the job". - Hoa: "Yes. Everybody thinks she's perfectly suited for it."

For me, the film didn't  ________ all the enthusiastic publicity it received.

Could you _______ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?

I ________ you don't make as much profit this year!

I'm sorry I snapped at you like that, but I'm in a bad ________.