________ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.
_____ sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
—Why didn’t you pick up the sunglasses?—I _____ it, but I didn’t carry that much money.
. —Do you know why the Yellow River basin is called the Cradle of Chinese Civilization? —Well, well, _____. I’ve never read about that.
On April 14th, residents of China's remote Yushu County, located on ______ Tibetan plateau, were awoken by ______ strong earthquake.
. China and the United States held their first strategic dialogue on August and ______to increase co-operation and constructive relations.