The number of the dead pigs _______ out of the Huangpu River in Shanghai’s Songjiang District had risen to 5,916 by March 12.
The task is hard, ____, the workers managed to finish it in time.
Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and _______the water over the hand.
Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.
A kind of glass dish that _____ heat is useful.
This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that are better.