Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs 1. This view seems to be peculiar__________ our culture which traditionally tends to describe the nation __________ a large family. 2.The annual income of our village was the highest _________ record last year, and people all agree that we owe this __________ the new railway. 3. This terrible disaster brought the whole nation_____________ attention and reminded people __________ the repeated warnings of famous scientists in the past. 4. I think that economist is speaking _______ behalf of the rich. We know that _________ time of economic difficulties it is the poor people who usually go _____ first. 5. In the old days emperors would usually act _________ tradition and hand _______ their power to their eldest son before they died. 6. My friend laughed and I laughed _______him. But a half-drunk man thought we were laughing _______him. So he went ______ us. 7. The German fascists tried to set the whole world _______the Jews. But they failed. Shocked by the fascists’ cold –blooded murder, people all over the world demanded that all those responsible ______ this terrible crime be brought _______justice. 8. People know that those missing tourists must have all been killed. Their families _______the other hand are still clinging _____the hope that they may still be alive. 9.The movie kept my thoughts _____ those brave young Chinese soldiers who were able to hold the enemy______ a standoff although they were so outnumbered. 10. _________his nervousness, he kept shaking my hand and wouldn’t let go ____it.