One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, ________ appearance, age or popularity.

The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

---How is your plan getting along?----I can’t carry on _____ any longer. Someone must help me.

An American girl survived the plane crash that killed the rest of the passengers _____.

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