-----Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday?
-----News about the hurricane(飓风) striking her country             an attack of homesickness.

----Do you know the iPhone5 has come out?
----Really? It’s said to be superior           the iPhone4s. I can’t wait to buy           .

Many new buildings are being ________ in this area now.

— The water was left running all night long.  
— It seemed that John ______. He was the last to do some washing.

The old man has a strange way of speaking. Here is a recording of his speech, but no clear ________ of what he has said can be made at all.