Thousands of athletes _______ in many countries competed ______ medals in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
We ___ him to learn some English, but he didn’t think it was a good idea.
Before going ___ the old man took a ___ pole with him.
The girl in red is ___ her father than like her mother.
Yesterday he told me a story ____ in his home town.
Hearing the bad news, ___.