China replaced Japan in 2010 as No. 2 economy, _____ China’s continuing rise in economic and political influences.

— David is unwilling to find a job and spends too much time playing games in the net bar.

— He is sure to regret it. As the saying goes, “_____”.

The South Pole isn’t _____ people could find a comfortable place to live, for the average winter temperature there is below-40℃.

Recently, to maintain national balance, the Chinese government has _____ a policy of encouraging college graduates to take positions in rural areas.

The great damage which the destructive earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 _____ made a great many people homeless.

Few people will admit to ________ others.

— How do you find the oil price now?

— It _____ up all the time and no one knows when it will become stable.

He died in 1870 and his tomb reads, ‘________ his death, one of the England’s greatest writers _________ to the world.’

The manager told us that very little ____ was made of the waste material in the past.

______ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting.