( ) 18. If the work _______ by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
_____ prevent her from going to the party, he pretended to be ill ______.
He said while ______ in the countryside, he ______ a lot of hardships and of course learned a lot.
Li Ming is a student who is easy ___ though he has some trouble ____ his lessons.
It was in 2008 ______ a terrible earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan Province.
The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.