3. A UFO was seen flying over the hill and disappeared 　　　　　a minute later.

2. The crash was believed to be partly 　　　　　the bad weather.

Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the given phrases.

due to; in brief; be heavy with; at least; in the distance; according to; at the edge of; instead of; be related to; be known for

1. The house still needed a lot of work, but 　　　　　the kitchen was finished.

15. I have been working for a newspaper since I g　　　　 　from college.

14. Can you c　　　　 　100 dollars into RMB for me?

13. The weather is so fine and it is u　 　　　　to rain.

12. Traffic jams also e　　　　 　in other big cities of China.

11. The survey i　　　　 　that our living conditions are improving.

10. The swimmer dived into the water and then came to the s　　　　 　to take a breath.

9. The boy has a bad r　　　　 　for breaking school rules.