根据句意及各题括号中所给的汉语意思，从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空。

1．I am not a ________(当地人)and I’m a stranger here．

2．The heavy rain these days caused a flood in this low area of the city and many cars and passengers ________(被困在)it when passing by．

3．If this medicine doesn’t ________(起作用), you’d better change it for another one．

4．What do you think of the ________(设计)of the stadium, which was ________(设计)by a famous western artist?

5．The sign says“No ________(停车)here near the station”．

6．The local governments need to do something to control the ________(车辆)which passes through the town．

7．With the price of oil ________(上涨)in the world market, the sales of cars are facing a serious decline．

8．We haven’t seen you for twenty years, so we are ________(盼望，期待)your coming here every day．

9．Those kids ________(厌倦了)with the same game every day．They have been playing it for over a month．

10．He ________(把……与……连接)his computer ________ the Internet in order to get more information and more fun in life．

11．A friend in need is a friend ________(确实)．

12．We notice the car comes as ________(定期)as 2 times a day to pick up the little girl from the kindergarten．

13．Make sure there’s no traffic before you ________ the road．

14．It doesn’t ________ you to have your hair cut short．

15．Nowadays going abroad to study is getting popular but not everyone can ________(负担得起)it．