(大连市高三双基测试卷)Could you tell us ______ happens when one student in class expresses a personal opinion _______ maybe offends other students?

That was really a splendid evening.  It’ s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.

—What do you mean ________ saying “The boy is overgrowing”?— I mean that he is tall ________ his age.

Rather than _________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _________ a bicycle.

— What impresses you most about your hometown?— The street, the length of which is four times ______ it was eight years ago．