When the powerful earthquake struck and all lights went out all of a sudden. It seemed _______ the world was at an end. 

To its fans’ disappointment, the popular band _____ because one singer was badly burnt in a fire.

As everyone knows, the Diaoyu Islands ________ China since ancient times.

The engines of the ship were out of order and the bad weather ______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

It must have taken a long time to _______ all the facts of these old books.

In every communication, information ______ by gestures is always easy to misunderstand.

It’s difficult to ______ what the long-term effects of the accident will be.

They use specially trained dogs to _____ their sheep at night.

_______, I can see what you mean, even though I don’t share your opinion.

Richard looked at the envelope and _______Jenny's handwriting immediately.

I don’t      your idea of sending your daughter to Britain to study, because she is too young to take care of herself.

I was nearly exhausted from preparing my experiment report last night so I took a hot bath to         myself.

Hannah was busy with work then but she still tried her best to       some time from her tight schedule to visit her mother.

Sometimes we should      roles so that we can understand each other’s difficulties, thus promoting our cooperation.

After the doctor told her everything, Jenny was in a       as to whether to tell her friends the truth about her condition or not.

In that traffic accident last night the man who hit five people in a row had drunk so much that he could no longer_______ between fantasy and reality.

There was enough evidence to prove that the explosion in Robinson’s house _______ the leak of natural gas. 

He suggested that we ____ the plan later, which suggested that he ____ against it.

After a heated discussion at the meeting, a new plan came _____ being, which would have a great effect _______ the culture life of the public.

---- Is everything clear now? ----Yes, the thief has admitted _________.