Linda’s parents died when she was a baby, and she was _________by her aunt.

–The Wall Street Journal is giving me a laptop with Windows XP, an operating system I found satisfying when it first _____ eight years ago.–Are you sure? You must be talking big.

 Hurricane Sandy's arrival and its effects ________ New York's offices being closed for three days.

 Mr. Liu born in a poor family, _____a lot of suffering when still a child.

(2014·安徽皖南八校三联)A positive attitude，________with willingness to seek appropriate help and exercising solid study habits，will do much to determine how well you do in your studies.