24. He is the first person you can think of to rely on, for he is always willing to ___whoever is in trouble.

16. Jenny kept begging Father for a new bicycle, and finally her father ______.

13. He can’t ______ any new jobs at this time. He already has more than he can do.

The sandstorm     _ for several days，which left a terrible sight across the west.

Mary felt    from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any e-mail.

30. the grand graduation ceremony ,which thousands of the graduates _____ last night, was more successful than we had expected.

19. It’s quite an informal gathering ; you needn’t ______for it .  

13. If you cheat in the exam, you could hardly _____it.

6. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.

5.All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.