When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed,__________ me stories till I fell asleep.
Oil prices have risen________32 percent since last year,________a record $84.65 a barrel on Nov.9.
—How are the things in your village?—Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are________now than before.
Traffic is bad, ________ in the city center during the rush hours.
Paper produced every year is __________ the world’s production of vehicles.
The plan to be carried out next month needs________among the members of the labor union before________.