33.　　 It’s very hard to p_________ this old man to change his mind to live with his daughter.

32.　　 You can find out many advantages in u________ life than in countryside life.

31.　　 They taught the little boy not to talk to s__________ on his way back home..

30.　　 They were having a f_________ argument and I thought they might hit each other.

29.　　 I have hardly enough s________ left to move my feet.

28.　　 D________ what others say, I think he is a very nice guy.

27.　　 All of a s________, an idea occurred to me, I quickly wrote it down on a piece of paper.

26.　　 The doctor took his p_______ and blood pressure, but nothing seemed unusual.

25.　　 She offered no e___________ as to why she had left so suddenly last week.

24.　　 Hundreds of soldiers died while d__________ the town against Japanese military aggression.