34.John lost his job last year, but it wasn't long ______ he found a new position in another company.
__________in the newspaper last week, the news of his wedding spread quickly in the city.
. We must be______that this year might be the worst in recent times for our economic development.
---- What do you think of ______opening ceremony of the 2010Shanghai.World Expo? ---- Oh, it is______perfect one.
Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
—I didn’t mean ______ my mother. —But talking to her like that meant ______ her.