In his lecture, the professor referred to the belief, in contrast to all other countries, ______ the elderly are wise, ______ is particularly dominant （占优势的） in the Chinese culture．

—He was early drowned in a pool.—Oh, when was ______ exactly?— It was in 1983 _______ he was swimming with his friends.

I met several people there, two of _____ being foreigners.

— Would you like to go to the cinema with me this evening?— I’d like to, but I won’t be free tonight. Let’s make ____ some other day.

Lily tried on some new shoes, but she took ______ in the end. They were too expensive.