2. He climbed silently ________ of seizing the thief ________.

3. The students will ________ for the Christmas vacation next week.

4. How do you feel about the food here, compared to _________ in your home town?

5. —Jack, could I use your laptop for a while?

—_________. Go ahead, please.

6. The factory has to stop working for a day _________ the machines can be cleaned.

7. Intelligence does not _________ mean success. You need diligence as well.

9. There are many students of Grade Three reading in the reading room, most of _________ with their heads buried in their reference books and notebooks.

10. Sunset at Mount Huangshan is a beautiful scene, _________ I’ll never forget.

11. Mrs. White found her husband surrounded by letters and papers and _________ very worried

12. —It is reported in the local newspaper that the murderer was caught in a small town.

—__________.