The city ________ 6 billion yuan to preserve the character of the old town, mainly to divert water from the Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River to supply the waterway systems of the old town.
In our childhood, we were often ____ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
After he retired from office, Rogers _____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
The telephone rang at midnight, but it stopped ______ I could answer it.
The radiation amount of a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day is equal to ___ to an X-ray for ten seconds.
If only he _____ to send that letter to my grandpa, my grandpa will come to help me. Look, I’m so helpless now.