【题目】It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to .

【题目】My mother always gets a bit if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

【题目】I will go on a vacation once all the work is _____.

【题目】Besides good diet, Mr. Qu, a marathon runner, takes exercise every day to keep fit.

【题目】The more I think about him, the more reasons I find for loving him _______ I did.

【题目】Reduceit ______halfeachmonthand beforeyouknowit,youwillnot bethinking of itanymore.

【题目】Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

【题目】When ______ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, feeling nervous or anxious.

【题目】The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

【题目】After such a long walk, the two soldiers returned to their dormitory, .