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1. The news he gave us really u______ all of us.
2. I tried my best to c______ the little boy down by telling him a story.
3. You should not talk about things that don't c______ you.
4. My brother s______ his friends in the Pacific Hotel last night.
5. Karl Marx made London the b______ for his revolutionary work.
6. I don't understand your a______ to your new job.
7. Don't stay o______ since the weather is so cold.
8. There has been ______ (一连串) car accidents at the crossing.
9. For him, this will be an ______ (完全地) new hobby.
10. He went to ______ (荷兰) when he was eight.
11. The president will ______ (出席) the next meeting.
12. It took him a long time to ______ (痊愈) a bad cold.