.________ the absence of any further evidence the police were unable to solve the murder.
They _______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them,and now we _______ it as no good results have come out so far.
—Would you like another sandwich?—Another sandwich? I _______ my first one yet.
The crazy fans _______ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
The hero’s story _______ differently in the newspapers.
An increasing number of students,year by year,across China _______ hard to realize their dream of studying abroad.