The subway was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of _____ carrying heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables they had bought there.

With a lot of children _________ noise around, the students couldn’t concentrate their attention on what they were learning.

      the deadline approaching, we found ourselves      a loss about what to do.

Students in Dingli Senior High School are walking along the street, _____ a small red flag.

With so many people ______ around her, the girl felt very nervous and grasped her mother’s hand tightly.