The problem has been______my mind all day.

All along the benches men put down their cups and spoons to turn and ______ at the grisly spectacle.

He swallows his words so much that 1 can never______what he is saying.

On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a frantic competition for last minute gifts.

Juan is ______ examining his own feelings and motives: he cannot tolerate introspection.

Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will______.

The ordinary family colonial North America was primarily concerned with sheer physical survival and beyond that, its own economic prosperity. Thus children were【C1】______in terms of their productivity, and they【C2】______the role of producer quite early.【C3】______they fulfilled this role, their position in the structure of the family was one of【C4】______, and their psychological needs and capacities received【C5】______consideration. 【C6】______the society become more complex, the【C7】______of children in the family and in the society become more important. In the complex, technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of【C8】______and occupational roles and be in【C9】______contact with a great many other members. Consequently, viewing children as【C10】______acceptable and necessarily multifaceted members of society means that they are【C11】______more as people in their own right than as utilitarian organisms. This acceptance of children as【C12】______participants in the contemporary family is【C13】______in the variety of statutes protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs【C14】______exclusively to their well-being. This new view of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also【C15】______in a surge of interest in child-rearing techniques. People today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring【C16】______the proper way to bring up children. It is now possible to【C17】______the details of the socialization of another person's child by spreading the gospel of current and fashionable theories and methods of child rearing. The socialization of the contemporary child in the United States is a two-way transaction between parent and child【C18】______a one-way, parent-to-child training programs. As a consequence, socializing children and living with them over a long【C19】______of time is for parents a mixture of【C20】______, satisfaction, and problems."

Not a few excellent proposals by the countries of the third world have been ______ to the United Nations, acceptance of which will strengthen peace and lessen the danger of war.

We made plans for a visit, but______difficulties with car prevented it.

My friend had no ______ of helping the man who was acting too rudely.

On the morning of September 11th

Many old houses have been ______ in order that new big buildings may be built.

In the last decade

Hydrogeology is the study of water and its properties, including its______and movement in and through land areas.

She's cute, no question. Symmetrical features

Taking photographs is strictly ______ here

It's hard to confirm or refute that there's a causal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the ______ of heart attacks.

Although most dreams apparently happen______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.

She was standing outside in the snow,______with cold.

If an organism is quite successful in getting used with the environment that is new to it