The past two years ________ a sharp rise in oil price, which adds to the burden of auto transportation industry.   

John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______ seriously.

–This is the first time I _____ pictures with you .–Now it is time that you ______ a picture for me .

A kind of newly­made shoes, if put into the market, ________ large orders because the heels can switch from 9 to 4 centimeters.

Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in Literature, grew up listening to folk tales that __ for centuries in his hometown.