The past 30 years has ______ the great changes that have taken place in China.

A pilot climbed into the jet and off he ______, leaving the ground far behind.

(2013·山东淄博二模)Maria ________ the interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.

After he retired from office, Rogers_______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

 Though ________ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.