The breaking of a taboo is usually upsetting or embarrassing for the person____ and the people around him or her.
We should believe ourselves! The brain of these people was as ______ as our own.
President Hu cut short his visit to Latin America and returned to Beijing on Saturday ______ the 7.1-magnitude quake, ______struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu Wednesday morning, and left 1,484 dead with 312 still missing.
My uncle promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, ______ beyond my imagination.
He worked hard and achieved what he set out to do, but ________ what he had owned, including his health and his marriage.
The hotel was nice; the weather was hot; the beaches were beautiful. _______ I’d say it was a great vacation.