—Do you regret not having gone abroad?—Why should I? I ____as much, but I’m glad to devote myself to our motherland.

 __________ to sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split（裂开）.

---I hear you won the prize in the English contest last week. ---That was the second time I ________ the prize.

E-mail, as well as telephone, ________ an important part in daily communication

 In April last year, thousands of holiday-makers in Europe remained ___________ abroad  due    to the volcanic ash cloud.