I have been working with Lily for years, and never before        her so serious!

The talk between the two leaders was aimed at ending the long        of war between the two countries．

The two old sisters,        so long, held each other and burst into tears．

Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ________．

They have     most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project．

—The contest is so easy, but you fail to pass it．

—I’m sorry it ______ be this way．

Now that the forest was destroyed by a big fire, a large ________of trees ______ to be planted on the mountain．

It can’t be a（n） _______ that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night．

It was on July 1, 2006 ___ Qinghai-Tibet railway began operation, ____ is a symbolic project in China’s West Development Strategy．

—Tom, you are caught late for the third time．

—Oh, __________．