1 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

determine to; practise;be beneficial to; succeed; establish; employ; avoid; inspiration ; observe; came into being

1. It never occurred to me that you could________in persuading him to change his mind.
2. Could you tell me how you usually________Thanksgiving Day in your country?
3. She________answering his questions.
4. We don’t know how the earth________.
5. In order to learn a foreign language well, we must________speaking it as much as possible.
6. The manager has signed a contract that________our company.
7. Different artists________different painting techniques.
8. Many poets and artists seek their________from nature.
9. I________go to Shenzhen to make a fortune.
10. It is not easy for them________a huge selling system in such a short time.