My goodness, look at the time! It’s nine o’clock already and I’m _____ at breakfast. 

Though there was a heavy rain and terrible thunderstorm, the children slept  _____all night.

The final score of the basketball match was 93∶94.We were only_____beaten.

Nearly 200 people entered the area ______ to mine diamonds in 2000, and eventually had to be driven off by the police. 

Interviews were carried out ________ over the telephone，via e－mail or fax or face to face in four cities including Beijing，Shanghai，Guangzhou and Wuhan.