The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of liu xiang, who was reported _______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race. 

After class, I found Andy ______ at her desk, _____ to pop music.

-Oh, it’s already a quarter past six. What shall we do at the meeting this evening? -We’ll go on with the matter________ this afternoon. 

        five hours to the meeting, David learnt that it had been postponed.

Even the best writers sometimes find themselves _____ for words.