He was absent for weeks, so he had a lot of homework to ________.
The World Expo is like ________ great stage for cultural exchange, bringing people into closer contact with ________ rest of the world.
Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.
Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hang up ________ I could answer the phone.
She doesn’t like Miss Anderson, so she always avoids ________ with her.
The village was badly struck by the rare flood last night. The villagers were badly ________ food and shelter.