Your support ____in our favor. 2. There was a big mess in front of Gate 1, as passengers for several different flights were__to the same gate. 3. They appealed for foreign aid to____their national food shortage. 4. Don’t panic! This is just a ___of fighting, not a real war scene. 5. The country is preoccupied with inventing some sort of __new weapons. 6. I tried very hard to___his interest in his school work, but I failed. 7. At the moment, the politicians are thinking of possible means to___the public. 8. People who practice this religion will become very___they won’t even care about their family members. 9. Heat ___is an effective way to alleviate nuscle pain. 10. I think it is too cruel to leave him behind. Don’t you have an ____? 11. in the present situation, our priority is to find the most ____measures to solve the problem. 12. he was___for making such talks in public.