Max could smell the rain coming. And it did. Suddenly the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly__________him.

. James said that he'd like to work with some of the leading directors, first ______, and then hopefully ______ his own film.

. Whom do you want to have ______ the parts of a car together?

_____in the office all day long, Wendy is more than tired when she arrives home.

— Why do you want the book so much?
— ____, sir.

. How pleased the emperor was ____ what the cheats said!

If you go to Xi’ an, you’ll find the palaces more magnificent than commonly ____.

The time he has devoted in the past years ____ the disabled is now considered ____ of great value.

_____ the chapter four times, I finally understood the author's theory．

Many soldiers are reported _______ to the drought area to help the local people carry water in the past few weeks.