The stormy weather makes ________ for ordinary people to live and work there.

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Bell is the inventor of ________ .

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When I went to see him yesterday, he was ________ .

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I feel very ________ when my neighbor's dog barks loudly early in the morning.

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Actions speak ________ than words.

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It ________ that Mr Potts wore the unpleasant-looking hat to work every day.

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He is suffering from a cold because he ________ yesterday.

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The main store is in ________ , but there are many branch stores in the countryside.

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The nation's troubles result ________ the government's stupidity.

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Henry, ________ his parents, has arrived at the Shanghai Railway Station.

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