Although the country has had political independence for over a century,   it needs the support of its neighbors.

There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.

—Mr．Wang was caught in a snowstorm yesterday．—I have known that, and ______ his new car was completely destroyed．

He sold his farm, _________ gaining enough money for his journey. 

The war was ________ and people began to live a peaceful life.