It's always difficult being in a foreign country, ________ if you don't speak the language.

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Professor White has written some short stories, but he is ________ known for his plays.

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Wait till you are more ________. It's better to be sure than sorry.

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We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ________.

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－How was your recent visit to Qingdao?

－It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ________ days at the seaside.

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It is believed that if a book is ________, it will surely ________ the reader.

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The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed ________ my memory.

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Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain ________ an inch.

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The sunlight came in ________ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room.

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The number of the employees has grown from 1000 to 1200. This means it has risen ________ 20 percent.

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