1. Reading the b_____ of Napoleon benefits me a lot, because I can learn lessons from his own experience.
2. Stop living in a f_____ world; we are living in modern society full of competition.
3. When she went to Shanghai for the first time, she looked around c_____.
4. They are drinking c_____ and they often go out drinking together.
5. The Red Cross turned the school into a s_____ for victims of the earthquake.
6. The thought of flying ______ (使恐惧) him so much that he decided to go by boat.
7. The scientist made a great contribution to the world and built up _____ (声誉)for himself.
8. Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church and the bridge are _____ (例外).
9. Have you _____ (决定) where to buy a new house?
10. On January 1 diplomatic ties between the United States and China were at  last _____ (建立).