___ darker now, we had to stay in the village for the fight.

73. She________the children round him and asked them to listen to her attentively.

Mary liked the watch so much that she used what she had to pay for it. Now only five cents____.[ ]

填入下面横线处的句子，与上文衔接最恰当的一句是 （ ）据统计，迄今为止，大约有500人成功地登上了珠穆朗玛峰顶，但也大约有500人却在攀登过程中献出了宝贵的生命。这个统计数字不折不扣地表明：__________

The children all turned__________the famous actress as she entered the classroom.