In the bubble years, lending standards slipped ______,allowing   many people to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing.

 --- How long ____ was this? --- It’s been nearly six years now.

Peng’s company makes __________700,000 yuan for each partnership it sets up and more importantly, benefits both local people and foreign countries.

There was _________ no wind and the air was very hot.

 The two sisters are_______ different in character --- one talks a lot while the other is a girl of few words.