1 . 从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空。

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1. I didn’t________ to scare you.
2. He is ________ to running the company.
3. The thief was ________ to ten years in prison.
4. Many high school students have ________ in solving math problems.
5. I ________ to swim rather than cycle when I was young.
6. He________ himself to his career and achieved his goals.
7. Louise is________ to stop smoking for good and all.
8. With his ________,we finally got to our destination.
9. Everyone who heard it just________ out laughing.
10. Thanks to your help, we finished the work ahead of________.
11. My husband always works late, he________ comes to bed before 12 at midnight.
12. All the________ and friends have come to my party.
13. The earthquake was so________ that many buildings fall apart.
14. Nelson Mandela worked as a ________ when he was young.
15. The________ to the mine was closed.