An average of just 18.75cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since California became a state in 1850.

She'd lived in London and Manchester, but she liked     ______ and moved to Cambridge.

Susan made______ clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself. 

---When shall I call, in the morning or afternoon?----___. I’ll be in all day.

Good families are much to all their members, but ________ to none.

I think Mrs. Stark could be _______ between 50 and 60 years of age.

—Who’s that at the door?—          is the milkman.

In some countries, people eat with chopsticks, while in   , knives and forks.

（湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试）26. — “Man From the Stars” is one of the most popular South Korean TV plays in China nowadays.— But I’m afraid it can’t interest ______.

I was blessed with a happy childhood, ______ that most people would want to have.

(2014·河南郑州高中毕业年级质量预测)Helen has been looking for a job over the whole year，feeling she can’t get________without work experience.

Generally speaking，the Internet makes________possible for people to get the information they need quickly.

(2014·日照模拟)The new traffic rules that took effect on January 1 are much stricter than________in the past.

(2013·济南3月模拟)The basic design of the car is very similar to________of the earlier model.

(2014·石家庄高中复习教学质量检测)Seeing a large crowd at the street corner，I became aware of________unusual happening.

He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found________of them again.

I prefer a house in a mountain village to________in such a large city as Changsha.

(2014·江西赣州适应性考试)We should try our best to leave our generation a world better than________we were given.

(2014·南京一模)When________comes to an interview day，we’ve got many things in mind，such as being on time and giving proper answers. 

I would appreciate________ if you could offer some help when I am in trouble.