It was quite a long time ________ I made it out what had happened.
The old woman has _______________ too many hardships in the past 10 years.
---Why don’t you ______ your ideas on paper? Then you won’t forget them.--- Sounds a good idea.
Mr Smith has_______ cancer for two years but he is still working very hard.
The number of students who took part in the competition last week ________ more than 1500.
I can’t stand _______ when people litter around in public places.