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1.He was late as a result of being held _____ in a traffic jam.

2.European leaders are unwilling to acknowledge the existence of the hidden economic threat to the whole Europe, let _____ deal with it effectively.

3.It is uncertain what side effect the GM food will bring ____, although some scientists consider it to be safe.

4.Not knowing when Zhang Yingying’s murder case would be solved, her mother broke ______ at the start of a recent court hearing.

5.After experiencing the initial failures, his career began to take _____.

6.Conventional wisdom has it that we should put _____ some money for rainy days when we have a lot in hand.

7.When asked about his childhood, the man choked _____. Obviously, it is a scar he doesn’t want to be touched.

8.I could have told the whole story to you if you hadn’t broken ____ so often.

9.His writing is so confusing that it is difficult to make ______ what he is trying to express.

10.The police combed _____ this area for the missing boy, but in vain.