The living standard of the people in Shanghai_______ in the last ten years.

–What did Mr Jones do before he moved here?

-He_______ a city bus for over twenty-five years.

Hurry up! The play _______ for ten minutes.

--- Have you considered _____ your job as a teacher?

　--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered _____ a gardener.

Typhoon Morakot has caused great _________ to the local economies in Wenzhou.

—Have you known each other for long?

—Not very long, __________ we started to work in the company.

Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times , it didn’t make any _____  to me.

Winters in ______ north of China are for_____ most part dry and cold.

 ______ two pandas from Chinese mainland has become ______ hot topic in Taiwan.

 _____ concern about food safety seems to be ______  subject that is being discussed all over the world.