The two strangers talked as if they ______friends for years.[ ]

Because a lot of classics were written so long ago, their language characteristics are quite different from ______ of modern works.

You always spend only a little time on yourstudy. You really ______ me down.

My classmates and I are working much _______ than before, because we’ll take an important exam soon.

______in mind as well as in body, the child needs more than medical care.