.________ that he had wasted a lot of time, Tom decided to work hard on his study.

 My request is that the information referred to in my report ________ Mr. Brown without delay.

Parents _________ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.

.The dishes ________ so delicious were cooked by my father who was a good cook

_________ in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.

The construction of a 5-million-ton iron and steel works is now under__________.

_________ the meeting room, he found all the parents already ________ there.

.--- Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?

--- Sorry, I am not sure, but it _____ be .

--- Was he sorry for what he had done?

--- ___________.

At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a  36 in the waiting area,  37 him it would be at least 40 minutes  38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him  39 his watch and decided, since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his   43 . He told me that she had been   44  for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to   47  him for five years now. I was   48 , and asked him, “And you  49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back  50  as he left.

Now I  51  that in marriages, true love is  52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53 have the best of everything; they just  54 the best of everything they have.   55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

4.A.. looking at      B. fixing        C taking off      D. glaring at