The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
—May I borrow your English novel now?—______. I’ve been reading it since yesterday.
One can not do _______ small talks well for ______ lack of confidence.
---You look unhappy, what’s happening, my son? ---I’m wondering how long it’ll be________ we come to China again.
---Where did you save the drowning girl, _________parents were both professors? ---It was from the lake __________ she often went fishing.
I’d like to buy a house --- modern, firm, comfortable, and ________ in a quiet neighborhood.