【推荐2】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. For many older people, driving is important for preserving their ___________( independent).
2. I owe an _________( apologize) to you because I have failed to accompany you to the bookstore.
3. The elevator doors slid open, and a couple, ______ (dress) in elegant coats, appeared with shopping bags.
4. You go ahead, and I’ll catch up on some sports news while _______( wait).
5. To be brief, great changes _______( take) place in our school over the past three years.
6. The naughty child ought to be punished. You couldn’t have him_____(behave) rudely to the elderly.
7. After wandering in the forest, we found ourselves _____ (lose) in a strange path.
8. It was not until last year _____ they informed the public of the serious problem.
9. She has written many articles, some of _____are intended for students poor in English.
10. In fact, tradition also refer ____ the things that have been developing and that are still being created.

【推荐3】However , the next king of Prussia , Frederick William I , ___ ____ the amber room belonged , decided not to keep it .