7. I am looking f________ to his letter. I haven’t got any news from him for a long time.

6. She eats a little in order to lose w_______________.

5. Smoking is not p__________________ in the office.

4. We have b________________ a lot from his advice. His advice is of great use to us.

3. He thinks that I like the coat very much, but on the c_________, I don’t like it at all.

2. His parents died in an accident. He was b______________ up by his uncle.

1. Great changes have t______________ place in my hometown in the last ten years.