The journalist once told us that the old wooden house ______ the Smiths’ ______centuries ago.

The sports meeting, due to ______ this weekend, has been put off due to the rain these days. 

_______ in a classic detective novel, the landlord didn’t notice a thief was creeping up to his bedroom. 

_______ with so many challenges, Yang Guang, a blind young fellow, didn’t give up; he made great efforts to win success.

Hearing the news, he rushed out, ______ the book ______ on the table and disappeared into the distance. 

The computer center, ________ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.

 Often they give up sport, _________they have no time _______after their work.

The radio club often plays songs _______by students and gives messages to keep parents ____ of the latest news.       

________respect, ________yourselves to ______high grades is the best way.

To some people, happiness is __________ by family and friends, while to others, it means ___________ success.

Some comedians feel like telling jokes __________ the reaction of the audience.

______________ the last bus , he was late and was the last one __________to the destination.

________that he made an obvious mistake，Jeff went on with his speech.

Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, earning _____ a profit of 6.42 billion yuan in 2011.

I hope______the child some sweets can make him stop crying.

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______  the desert.

 ________ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.

The reform project _______ by Mr. White ________ at the meeting now.

Now we could not do anything but _______ for him here.

Private cars are required to take turns off roads one out of five weekdays ___the traffic pressure.