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We will live in a(n) _________ house in the future

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In Africa a famous food company tried to sell its baby food by advertising it with the picture of a baby on the label. They did not know that this particular country used labels only to (19)_________ a picture of the food inside. When Pepsico used the slogan "Come alive with Pepsi' in Taiwan, they had no idea that it would be translated into Chinese as 'Pepsi (20) ________ your ancestors back from the dead’. Misunderstandings such as these about language or about culture are sometimes comical but can also cause genuine hurt or anger. Business styles (21) ________ widely in different countries and what is normal in one culture can be completely unacceptable in another. Socialising in different countries can be tricky. In Arabic countries, for example, people do not discuss business (22) _________ meals. Giving gifts is another potential problem: in the UK most people take presents to a dinner party, but in many countries this is not polite because it (23) _________ you think the host is poor

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The citizens really support the local government in helping disadvantaged children in the area

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The United States and China have (16)_______ a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let US regulators monitor its operations. The fine comes (17)_______ Donald Trump stepped in to save the company after US regulators barred it from doing business in the US, an effective death blow for the company. In addition to the fine, a compliance team chosen by the US will be embedded at ZTE and the Chinese company must change its board and executive team. “ZTE is essentially on (18)_______,” said Amanda DeBusk, chair of the international trade and government regulation practice at Dechert LLP and a former commerce official. “It’s unprecedented to have US agents as monitors ... It’s (19)_______ a good precedent for this situation. ZTE is a repeat offender.” The news did little to appease critics. Senator Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said: “It is the unanimous conclusion of our nation’s intelligence community that ZTE poses a significant threat to our national security. These concerns aren’t new; back in 2012, the House permanent select committee on intelligence released a report (20)_______ the serious counterintelligence concerns associated with ZTE equipment

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If too many species ___________ out, it will upset the ecosystem

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I wish another more effective teaching method______used

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If you are lucky, it will be love at first ____

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I _________this shirt from my brother

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That day, I _______________ an experiment: how to use simple materials to produce a hot-air balloon

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I’m so sorry! I didn’t break that necklace ____.

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Am I happy? It all ___________ on what you mean by “happy”!

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She __________ herself as an old beggar to enter Tibet

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If this kind of fish becomes ____, the future generations may never taste it at all

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The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30) _____ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before reaching  the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (32) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university. AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most(33) _____ accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34) _____ engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years

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Although we ------- need audio technicians in the recording studio, our current budget does not allow us to hire any

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I was supposed to go out tonight, but Marisa is sick and called __________ our dinner

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Following a long -------, the insurance company was cleared of corruption charge

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Only by working hard _______ your final exam

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The next departmental meeting has been ...... to the 10th

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Those with higher levels of education tend to be healthier than those of similar income ____ are less  are less educated

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The cat washed ……….. in the pool