22.What does the underlined word “influence” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

18. —Lydia， have you decided which city to travel to， London or New York? —Not yet. Maybe I London to meet my friends this time.

17. In China， people usually ________ their houses to sweep away bad luck before Spring Festival.

16. —Mum， may I have more chocolate? —You’d better not ________ too much sweet food is bad for health.

15. —Thomas， where are my postcards? I ________ find them. —They’re on the bookshelf.

14. There was a storm yesterday. ________， most of the flowers in my garden are still alive.

13. —Jack， I have no idea for the report. —Me neither. Why don’t we ask the teacher for ________?

12. Everybody， please keep ________. It’s not allowed to make any noise in the reading room.

11. Ben watched Tom and Jerry yesterday. ________ cartoon made him laugh.

10. —The 2022 Winter Olympics was held in China. Do you know ______? —Yes. In Beijing and Zhangjiakou.

9. —Would you like to go to the movies with me tonight? —______. I have to prepare for my English test.