The professor stressed the new medicine would _______ shorten the treatment period from the current  days to a minimum of four days.

—Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?—No, you ________， because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context.

The second season of The Voice of China has gained widespread popularity, as news reports _________ it.

 —You look upset.What's the matter?—I had my proposal ________ again.(2011·江苏)

The team has worked hard and its efforts have been _______with success.