____ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.
China’s public dancers, often ____ as Tiaowu Dama, have found themselves at the center of a public debate in recent months.
-Might I lend your bicycle to Zhou Lan, Jim?-_______ Anyhow I need to stay at home, helping my sister with her maths.
It's everyone's desire that every effort ___ to realize the China Dream.
At first the officer ______ to make a statement, but later she agreed.
All Mrs Smith's efforts to tidy the room were _____ because her grandson soon made a mess of it again.