Tom was searching hard in the classroom in the ___ of finding his lost exercise book.

（天津市河东区201 4年高三二模考试）2. lf you live in the country or have ever visited there, ____are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.【考点】考察固定句式

Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _________.

After swimming in the sea,they came out of water and lay on the ___________ for a rest.

 The speech from the new government is a _______ that major changes are on the way.