With a lot of difficult problems_____________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

----Why did you go back to the shop?
-----I left my friend _____there.

Every evening after dinner, if not _________ from work, I will spend some time walking my dogs.

        surprise, the town was seized by them.

The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported ______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.

Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues ________ with her stories.

That is the only way we can imagine________ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

The novel is said _______ the month before.

She doesn’t like Miss Anderson, so she always avoids ________ with her.

Mary couldn’t make herself ________ attention to because her classmates made so much noise.