He expressed a hope _______ he would visit China again the next year, and this was the very hope ________ he would express as soon as he arrived in the country.
It is the third time that he ______ the first prize in the competition.
The teacher called Tim’s mother ________ what he had done in the test.
The artist made up his mind to devote all he could his English before going abroad.
For many cities in China, there is no room to spread out further, _______ Yangzhou is an example.
The early pioneers had to _____ many difficulties to settle down on the new land.