The little girl felt ________ on hearing the _________ news.

A _______ number of mothers with young children are stopped from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare.

The _______age of the students in our class is about 19.

    — Are you pleased with what he has done?— It couldn’t be ________. He must have put a lot of effort into his work.

Bamboo, which is a common plant in the south, is used ______ in buildings, food, furniture and so on. It is used to make clothes as well.