'make up','take up over','account for' - Which is the best be used in the follow sentence? Women __?__ 65% of our class. Thanks.

Do you type the whole sentences or (do) you take shortcuts? My question: Whether i can omit the second 'do' or not? Thanks.

'better + verb' or 'better + verb+ ing'?

I love spicy foods. What kind of spicy food do you like?   

Can i use 'the' in the following sentence? Activity is the only road to 'the' knowledge. The orginal sentence is :Activity is the only road to knowledge. But i think use 'the' to refer to 'knowledge'.Do i mistake?

Can i use 'would like to...' instead of 'would...' in the following sentence? If you would/would like to go up high , then use your own legs ! Do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads .

Does America have culture?   

What do you think of 'to be'? When given the following sentences, off the top of my head, I would say that the infinitive "to be" is there because it is following a conjugated verb. This is also the passive voice. Read the following sentences. 1. Situation is said to be critical. 2. These types of Nouns are said to be in Possessive Case 3. These trees are not to be found elsewhere. Why "to be" used in these sentences.

What is the difference between the book love comes softly&the movie?