_______ by the rise of house price, people in big cities live under great pressure.

The long lasting war, ______ with blood and deaths, ended in people’s sadness, _______ no result．

In this victory speech ________ before a huge crowd of his supporters, Obama declared that “Change has come to America”.

（2014年北京市西城区高三5月二模试题）26. Sometimes, ______ a patient a get-well card is better than visiting him. 

I worked in a foreign company for five years. Still, I don’t regret ______ the well-paid job.