27. It was _____ great shock to the girl when ______word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.
No sooner had he arrived than he ______ to complain about the terrible weather.
The measure has saved many rare animals which would ______ have died out.
He got up late and hurried to his office, _______ the breakfast untouched.
I was ______ them about my travels ______ she broke in with a story of her own.
About 270 million people in rural areas in China have no ______ to safe drinking water.