come into being, out of date, perceive,          for that matter, guilt, hold onto, vanish,        make a living, uncertain, attribute...to...,        open up, episode, most of all, poke fun at,    website, meaningless, core, cycle, debt,         put it best/well/cleverly...

Technology may be traditionally ______ as a male-dominated industry, but it won’t always be that way.

I’ve experimented with different ways to ______ as an artist over the last few years, including selling online, as well as selling at local craft fairs (集市) and art markets.

Today the first step in learning about a school’s culture, mission and priority (优先考虑的事) isn’t through a school visit, but through the school’s ______.

Having been in the real estate business for a long time, I started wondering the other day who really owns the moon — and outer space (太空), ______.

 More than a third of British clerks say their job is ______ and spend their days performing tasks they believe do not really need to be performed.

Shocking figures have shown that half of the animals in the world  ______ 1970 because of uncontrollable human activities.

Samsung (三星), who has a history of producing anti-Apple advertisements, ______ the      Apple smart watch in one of its recent ads.

There is no agreement on the exact date when the modern Internet ______, but sometime in the early to mid-1980s is considered reasonable.

 It’s a nice hotel, casual, comfortable and chic. The room is larger than expected, the breakfast is perfect, and ______, it’s within walking distance to the city center.

 In traditional cultures, the ______ of the seasons was — and often still is — recognized and celebrated with ceremonies.

 Although expanding into new markets can seem like a daunting process because it involves risk taking, it can ______ new  opportunities for your business.

Our business model is ______; it is not going to work as well as it used to.

 Albert Einstein ______ when he said, “Everybody is a genius (天才). But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

 CEO Smith often ______ the success of his company ______ the collective efforts of the entire staff rather than his excellent leadership only.

 ______ values are the fundamental beliefs of a person or an organization. They are the guiding principles that determine their behavior and action.

 — Did anybody watch last night’s final ______ of China’s Got Talent?

— I think everybody did. It’s said to have been the most watched TV show since it was first aired three months ago.