How can I help ________ if people just don’t follow my advice?
174. The teacher asked his students to help the old lady to do some housework and they made a good _____ of it.
173. One of my Japanese friends sent me two _____, but I didn’t accept them.
172. Since the disaster of September 11, American economy has got into a jam. The underlined part probably means _____.
171. You should put down your jacket, otherwise both of you will have a quarrel. That will make things worse. The underlined part probably means _____.
170. So long as you work hard enough, a(an) _____ rod can be ground into a needle. (prov.)