23. After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, ________ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.
13. The British Isles are a group of islands that lie_____ the west coast of Europe, and the island justBritain is called Ireland.
12. Most American cities are relatively small _____ population when compared with Shanghai and Beijing.
10. ----What’s that noise? ----Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _____.
9. After knowing the annoying news, she returned to work, _____.
8. He said that I would go abroad next month, ______?