John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages______in the dictionary.

_____ the three deaths in the region, one person was also left missing from the April 25 sandstorm.

Mum, I can’t see any point in studying hard.-Come on, dear. Years of hard study will surely________ in your future career.[ ]

What’s your sister like — __________.

We can’t _______our fate.Instead,we should take a positive attitude to the present situation.