30. It was once called the Sea of Bamboo, but now only one fifth of the area ______ covered with bamboo, and sixty percent of other plants ______ taken the place of the bamboo.
Hearing the news about Neil Armstrong's death,____.
After the earthquake, many people had to be_____in a stadium because most of their houses were badly damaged
It is said that sandstorms will become more ________ as a result of global warming.
Many newspapers claim to be politically neutral, but few________ are.
Once we discover a mistake, we should not ______ it but correct it immediately, to create better conditions for economic development.