― How did you find your Spring Festival holiday?
―______ the bad weather, I had fun meeting friends and relatives.

The government work report covers a variety of issues, and social justice ____.

You can go to see your sick granny, but you mustn’t stay there _____ visiting hours.

Some lawyers have long called for changes to these laws which they think are ___ in the 21 st Century.

Somehow this seems to me to be _______. How could a team that had fought for Canada before suddenly become citizens of the USA?

_____your poor record in school , we think you should study harder.

The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _____ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.

It is amazing that the little boy can swim ________the river ________100 meters in width.

Life is more than merely trying to achieve thestandards of society but trying to be a good person ______ one’s own standards.

______ the danger from wars, people had to deal with a shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything.