The death toll of the quake in New Zealand is _____ 150, but officials say the figure won’t stand because they are still getting information in.

Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people---they also need to be trained.

He got seriously ill. Later he couldn’t see anything at all --- he was ________ blind.

I’m sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didn’t do it _____.

Can you believe that in _____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people?

Smiling doesn't     mean you're happy． Sometimes, it just means that you're strong enough to face problems．

As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ______ the plane.

To our delight, we ______________ got what we had been looking forward to.

Day after day, they dragged their feet on and arrived at their destination ________.