.“Goodbye, then,” she said, without even ___________ from her book.

24．As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be_____in a stadium．

 —How does he get to work?   —He      a bike.—How long does it       him to get from home to the office?—It           him 20 minutes.

-- I’m frustrated after so many failures. I can’t see any hope.-- Behind every misfortune _____!

I heard the clock _________eight when I woke up this morning.