I feel ____to have been invited to give a speech here.

It is a pity that none of the ______ stopped ______ the poor man lying there, begging.

Tom succeeded, for he had made a great ______ and got over plenty of difficulties.

There’s a(n) ___ of peace and calm in the countryside, completely different from that in the city. 

Before liberation the laboring people had no _________ to education.

It is a fact that there is a     towards regional cooperation.

He doesn’t work but he gets a good _______ from his investments.

As a result of destroying the forest, a large ________ of desert ________ covered the land.

It’s generally considered that being named as Time’s Person of the Year is a(n)          of one’s success.

The film is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone’s ______.