And the horses _______up to the finish line. They’re neck and neck ... and neck all the way. Oh, the Italian horse Mamma Miu _______ the race!
---Mr. Black, I just can’t get my car started. I think there’s something wrong with the engine. ---Oh, let me see. Ah, that is not _______ it is. Actually, your car has used up all the petrol.
I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I _____myself much discomfort.
At the graduation ceremony, the headmaster required the graduates to raise their competitive _______ in modern society.
The living standard of the people in China, _______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past decades.
The governments are very_______ about setting a new policy and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one.