I had planned for the house    closer to a river, but I was told there was a danger of flooding.

The lady spoke slowly, trying to make herself ______.

The couple went to a birthday party, ______ their little daughter alone at home.

The Chinese are proud of the 29th Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008.

We hurried to the station, _________ the train was gone.

-----where has his brother been ?
------No one knows. He has returned home safely but his missing made the police _____ .

Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

When the Eiffel Tower was shown in 1889 at the world exposition, it was not very popular and came close to ______ down.

________this problem, they don’t know how to deal with it.

The experts suggested the problem worth paying attention ____ at the meeting.