Life is like ________ ocean; Only ________strong-willed can reach the other shore.

一Why do children hang stockings over the fireplace for presents?一As the story goes, to help a poor family, Father Christmas threw a small bag of gold down the chimney and it fell into a stocking that＿up to dry over the fireplace

___ the exact departure time, he missed histrain

We came to a house ________stood a tall tree

I prefer ________ at home ________ some reading to ________ shopping.