27.It wasn’t easy (　　 )me to understand the teacher.

26.I don’t have a partner to practice English (　　　 ).

25.I often make mistakes (　　 )grammar and spelling.

24.He got excited (　　　 )the good news that he had passed the end-of- year exam.

23.I study English (　　 ) listening to tapes.

22.Last night, a stranger broke (　　 ),which surprised me very much.

21.My bike broke (　　 )on my way to school and I had to walk to school.

20.The war between these two neighboring countries broke (　　　 ),which lasted for ten years.

18. I don’t agree (　　 )what you said.　　 19.Our friendship broke (　　　 ) in the end.

16.His mother was very angry (　　 )him (　　　 )his terrible report card.

17As time went (　　 ),he got to know he was not as good as he thought.