Tom was late for his train, and he asked one of the conductors ______.
The government has been under growing pressure to ________ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities.
Cartoons should _________ social morality and family values and avoid violent scenes, including those that children could easily imitate.
Unlike a stage actor, a film actor must be able to perform small scenes out of ________ and often days apart in time.
The lead singer was ill and couldn’t sing that night, and her _______ didn’t perform well, which made the audience disappointed.
There are solid reasons for China to claim ownership of the Diaoyu Islands, which lie about 200 miles the eastern coast of our country.