Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000，a(n) ____________ of 40,000 per year.

The two girls, born four days _______ in January 1986, have been friends since their junior days and both won the championship this year.

It was a real race __________ time to get the project completed in such a short time.

Ten minutes later，a bus________and everybody got on it.

The engine of the ship was out of order and the coming typhoon ­­________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.