____ the standard of living for 3 billion people will create massive opportunities, XiJinping said at the fifth BRICS summit , and he called for major cooperation projects.
149. We won’t have _____ without your help.
148. People poke fun at her because she wears such strange hats. The part underlined means ____.
147. --- How long have you _____ friends? --- Five years. I made friends with him when we studied together in Beijing Institute of Technology.
146. I _____ stiff after sitting so long, and could hardly walk.
145. The nation was reunited and the slaves were ______ when the North won the Civil War in American history.