After he retired from office, Tom ___ painting for a while , but soon lost interest.

At first ___ , the bag seems made of real leather, but actually it is just an imitation.

Can you tell us what horses _______?

He said that we should protect the ancient civilization from _______.

Jack told us that his class ________ sixty-four students.

He was asked to _______ his class making a speech at the school opening ceremony.

She didn’t come back to her hometown for five years and ______, she had got married and had a couple of kids.

He is a foreigner and he is not accustomed _____like that while he i8 tn China．