_________ after a long walk, Kate called and said she couldn't come to the party. 

 With globalization ___________ the world, learning foreign languages, particularly English, will become increasingly necessary if France is to compete economically.

Taobao．com has begun selling tickets online for international flights，      to cut the market share of Ctrip．corn and other competitors．

Children in China today have nothing ______.

______ with people in the West, people in the East pay more attention to their family.