根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

come to a conclusion, in common, have a great influence on, rather than, in spite of, decide on, devote. . . to. . .

【小题1】Actually, the whole family, especially his grandparents, ________ his future career.
【小题2】Honestly speaking, it is Tom ________ you that is to blame for the accident.
【小题3】We can easily ________ that the sharp decline of wildlife species results from population growth.
【小题4】________ injuries, our team kept on struggling and eventually won.
【小题5】Have the government ________ the location of the new building yet?
【小题6】We should focus on what we have ________ instead of emphasizing our differences.
【小题7】Considerable resources ________ designing the best ad for your company since last month.