My first _______ of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man.

Contrary to our ______, the Chinese Men’s Football Team lost to Iraq.

There seemed to be no human beings in that village, and the only ______ of life was a boat tied to a tree.

Scientists study ____ human brains work to make computers.

He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. It’s just a matter of _____.

— Can I help you with it?
— I appreciate your _______, but I can manage it myself.

The _______ of large supermarkets, such as Lianhua Supermarkets, has sounded the death knell（鐘）of the local shops.

My father always shouts at me because he is a man with little _________.

The head office of the bank is in Beijing，but it has ______ all over the country.

The children have been playing with my hat and they have knocked it out of ______．