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.
The old couple, ________ in the small village for years, can tell the names of all the villagers.
The gas price keeps rising, ________ an average of 7.7 yuan per liter this month.
—What in the world put you in a really bad mood? —________ in the traffic for hours.
Most of the guests ________ to the wedding last week were his classmates and friends.
I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ________ one with others.