Reportedly yesterday a group of American soldiers were walking along the road in Irap when a bomb was ______ .

The continuous rain ______ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two months.

After the war , a new school building was _____where there had once been a theatre. 

 ---Aren’t you going to buy that house?  It’s modern. ---Yes , it is . But I’m afraid I can’t ____such an expensive house

Such food doesn’t keep long. You may as well     it in fridge.

_________ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.

Through the economic reform, the economic situation of China _________ much better than it used to be.

Joining the firm as a clerk, Peter got rapid promotion, and        as a manager.

Some students have trouble _______grammar while others have difficulty      —___ new words.

Bill’s fully ____ from his heart disease. He is very happy.

Tom ____ skating, so he spends all his spare time on it.

Having retired(退休), he ______ the club for old men and plays chess every day there.

You have no idea what I’ve had to ______ during the last few months. 

How much does that      ?

—Sleep well last night? —Far from that! My next-door neighbor       music pretty loud.

 She         to beat the world record but failed at last.

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ___ in the mud all morning.        

Whoever leaves the room last must ______ that all the lights are turned off.

Babies enjoy ______ before they go to sleep.