The rice ___ cut three weeks ago.

This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.

— How do you find your English teacher? — She is always full of _____ as though she never knew tiredness.

The purse found on the playground matches the ____ by Mary, so it must be hers．

The traditional approach __________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller，more easily managed problems.