--- So what is the procedure?--- All the applicants   before a final decision is made by the authority. 

--- Julia, what were you doing when Anna called you? --- I ________ my housework and was starting to take a bath.

With the development of science and technology, people’s life _______ in the past few years.

The new method Mr．Wang has been devoted to _____ effective．

Getting to the cinema, quite out of breath, we found the film     for ten minutes.