The ability _______ an idea is as important as the idea itself.

The big house was burnt down in the big fire, nothing ________.

The workers in Australian Air Line had been on strike for two weeks. At last they had their pay _______.

She hurried back to her house, only ________ a lot of her jewels ________.

When _____ her father would come soon, she had an _____ look on her face. 

Her little son fell off the boat into the water due to her carelessness. The mother couldn’t help _____because she couldn’t help _____ her son out of the danger.

 ________around Tiananmen Square , the tourists were taken to see the Palace Museum.

________ in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite a unpleasant experience.

He admitted ______ his best friend , Jack, _______to make up for that.

— Is Bob still performing?— I’m afraid not. He is said ________ the stage as he has become an official.    

________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

________in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite an unpleasant experience．

Many early Europeans, ________ the earth to be flat, feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.

That could set off a “credit event,” ______ world financial markets into turmoil（混乱）, much as the collapse(倒闭) of Lehman Brothers ______ in the fall of 2008.

—Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?— I’d like to, but it remains ________ whether I can finish my homework in time.

________ from his looks, he is a kind man.

______ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest peak.

He sent me an e-mail, _______ to get further information.

What surprised me most was to see some of the village people ______ on the benches at the end of the classroom .

Time _____ , we are going to visit the famous military museum before we leave this city.