1. His claims were suspect, but we had no way of____________whether these claims were true.
2. lt's just that I have got no way of defending or ____________ the things that I wasn't involved in.
3. In college, my friends were too ____________to head out with me, even for a coffee. 
4. The government was  ____________ for not taking the problem seriously.
5. He wore no jewelry or indication of rank so as not to____________  robbers during his travels.

6. They must face their own self-image and also try to cope with the ____________of others.   

    Buying a new puppy can have significant effects on a household.______11______    ,the puppy keeps the entire family awake for at least two solid weeks. Every night when the puppy is placed in its box, it begins to howl, yip (犬), and whine (闹声).______12______     the lights go out and the house quiets down, the puppy continues to moan. A(n)______13______     effect is that the puppy tortures the family by destroying material possessions. Every day something different     is damaged. Family members find chewed belts and shoes, gnawed  table legs, and ripped sofa cushions leaking stuffing.  ______14______     , the puppy often misses the paper during the papertraining stage of life,_______15_____   making the house smell like the public restroom at a city bus station. Maybe the most serious problem,_______16_____   is that the puppy causes family arguments. On one hand, parents argue with children about who is supposed to feed and walk the dog ______17______ children argue about who gets to play with the puppy first. These continual arguments, along with the effects of sleeplessness and the loss of valued possessions,can really disrupt a household. ______18______  the puppy gets a bit older does the household settle back to normal.