The Diaoyu islands, in the East China Sea between China and Japan, _______ to China since ancient times.
—When shall we start the reconstruction of the old buildings? —Not until_ by the local government.
The man has been in____ doctors describe as a vegetative (植物的) state for six years.
But for the fact that I_ an unexpected visitor, I _____to the lecture.
The old man, for _life had been very hard, donated his possessions to poor villages in Anhui.
—Why do you look so upset, Linda? —There are so many troublesome problems____.