23. After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, ________ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.
I can’t say which type of tea tastes better. It’s just a(n) ______ of personal preference.
Liu Fang is a company CEO now, but she ____ as a teacher in a middle school for three years.
— How was your holiday? — It couldn’t have been _____. I just stayed in the hotel because it was raining most of the time.
The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year,80%________ are sold abroad.
Don’t be angry with us. We _____ with you together, but we were busy with our final reports when you called in.