Mike has put on so much weight this year that his mother has to        all his trousers to his measure.

When the dam broke, it seemed ______ the sea had arrived suddenly on our doorstep.

– Could you tell me his phone number? -- _______ the phone book and find it out yourself.

As I waited for Mike to arrive, I ____ the clock and saw that he was late.

Though golden weeks over the past eight years have______huge returns for China's tourism industry，voices ______ cancellation of the nationwide holidays are becoming even stronger.