For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plan or tree________.
It is reported that the drivers won’t go back to work until their demand for better pay ______.
We students should ______ ourselves with knowledge because of the fierce competition nowadays.
In order to let their children receive a better education, parents often have to ______ and for quite a long time.
If you want to advance yourself in your study, you will first have to ______ yourself of those shortcomings that can become barriers to progress.
She tried to sleep, but thoughts and images ______ her mind.