A terrible earthquake struck Sichuan Province on May 12, _____ tens of thousands of lives.
Mary and I have been close friends ______ we met each other 10 years ago.
After years of war, the people in that country were eager to live in_________.
Hearing the______ news, we all felt_______.
Those flowers were for your mother on her seventieth birthday, but as she is away, I would be glad if you accept them.
When he was young, he used to hard at his lessons.